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===1962 election===
===1962 election===
In the 1962 U.S. House elections, Reid's husband Frank ran in the 15th congressional district, winning the Republican nomination. However, he died of a [[heart attack]] in August before the general election, resulting in Charlotte being picked to be the nominee. She proved to be an effective campaigner, and won the general election over [[Democrat]] Stanley H. Cowan by a margin of over twenty points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66026 IL District 15 - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref>
In the 1962 U.S. House elections, Reid's husband Frank ran in the 15th congressional district, winning the Republican nomination. However, he died of a [[heart attack]] in August before the general election, resulting in Charlotte being picked to be the nominee. She proved to be an effective campaigner, and won the general election over [[Democrat]] Stanley H. Cowan by a margin of over twenty points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66026 IL District 15 - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref>
===1964 election===
Reid faced a strong challenge in the 1964 election cycle from Democrat Poppy Mitchell, a liberal and supporter of President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] who ran on a campaign accusing the incumbent representative of being unconcerned over education and welfare. Mitchell ran on a mostly [[grassroots]] campaign, heading door-to-door and serving [[coffee]] to constituents.
While the race become more competitive, Reid still maintained the advantage of the district being a suburban, mostly [[conservative]] area in her favor. She campaigned with fellow [[conservative]] Republicans [[Charles A. Halleck]] and [[Leslie Arends]], and ran on a platform opposing Johnson's [[left-wing]] agenda.
Despite Johnson ultimately defeating [[Barry Goldwater]] int he [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 presidential election]] by a landslide, which included a large victory in [[Illinois]], Reid still managed to win re-election over Mitchell by a strong margin.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122207 IL District 15 - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref>
===Civil rights===
===Civil rights===