1938 Illinois elections
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1938.[1]
Primaries were held April 12, 1938.[1]
Election information
[edit]1938 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout
[edit]In the primary election 2,550,642 ballots were cast (1,744,005 Democratic and 806,637 Republican).[1]
In the general election 3,274,814 ballots were cast.[1]
Federal elections
[edit]United States Senate
[edit]Incumbent Democrat William H. Dieterich retired. Democrat Scott W. Lucas was elected to succeed him.
United States House
[edit]All 27 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1938.
Republicans flipped four Democratic-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 17 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
State elections
[edit]Treasurer
[edit]November 8, 1938 |
Nominee | Louie E. Lewis | William R. McCauley | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 1,595,354 | 1,490,659 | |
Percentage | 51.53% | 48.15% |
Treasurer before election |
Elected Treasurer |
Incumbent Treasurer John C. Martin, a Democrat serving his second nonconsecutive term, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for United States congress. Democrat Louie E. Lewis was elected to succeed him.
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louie E. Lewis | 749,665 | 51.26 | |
Democratic | Bruce A. Campbell | 625,044 | 42.74 | |
Democratic | G. N. (Pat.) Keefe | 87,860 | 6.01 | |
Total votes | 1,462,569 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Incumbent congressman William G. Stratton won the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William R. McCauley | 360,585 | 55.36 | |
Republican | Warren Wright | 290,780 | 44.64 | |
Total votes | 651,365 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louie E. Lewis | 1,595,354 | 51.53 | |
Democratic | William R. McCauley | 1,490,659 | 48.15 | |
Prohibition | Clay F. Gaumer | 9,731 | 0.31 | |
Write-in | Others | 4 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,095,744 | 100 |
Superintendent of Public Instruction
[edit]November 8, 1938 |
Nominee | John A. Wieland | Wiley B. Garvin | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 1,559,286½ | 1,466,167 | |
Percentage | 51.35% | 48.29% |
Superintendent before election |
Elected Superintendent |
Incumbent first-term Superintendent of Public Instruction John A. Wieland, a Democrat, won reelection.
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John A. Wieland (incumbent) | 601,743 | 43.22 | |
Democratic | Frank A. Jensen | 571,735 | 41.06 | |
Democratic | Thomas M. Enright | 123,318 | 8.86 | |
Democratic | Elmer Henry Vogel | 95,570 | 6.86 | |
Total votes | 1,392,366 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wiley B. Garvin | 586,199 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 586,202 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John A. Wieland (incumbent) | 1,559,286½ | 51.35 | |
Republican | Wiley B. Garvin | 1,466,167 | 48.29 | |
Prohibition | J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. | 10,971 | 0.36 | |
Write-in | Others | 28 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,036,452 | 100 |
Clerk of the Supreme Court
[edit]November 8, 1938 |
Nominee | Adam F. Bloch | George E. Lambur, Jr. | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 1,574,010 | 1,473,902 | |
Percentage | 51.47% | 48.20% |
Clerk before election |
Elected Clerk |
Incumbent first-term Clerk of the Supreme Court, Democrat Adam F. Bloch, was reelected.
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adam F. Bloch | 554,875 | 40.15 | |
Democratic | Walter J. Orlikoski | 479,148 | 34.67 | |
Democratic | James E. Dolan | 140,070 | 10.14 | |
Democratic | R. William Buckley | 99,358 | 7.19 | |
Democratic | George Francis Keough | 61,077 | 4.42 | |
Democratic | Rudolph E. Stastney | 47,438 | 3.43 | |
Total votes | 1,381,966 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George E. Lambur, Jr. | 238,612 | 37.53 | |
Republican | Charles W. Vail | 179,995 | 28.31 | |
Republican | Shelton L. Smith | 136,193 | 21.42 | |
Republican | Sanford F. Giles | 80,970 | 12.74 | |
Total votes | 635,770 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adam F. Bloch | 1,574,010 | 51.47 | |
Republican | George E. Lambur, Jr. | 1,473,902 | 48.20 | |
Prohibition | Harry D. Penwell | 10,077 | 0.33 | |
Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,057,992 | 100 |
State Senate
[edit]Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1938. Democrats retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
[edit]Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1938. Republicans flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
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An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois. All three Democratic nominees won.[1]
Incumbent first-term Democrats Orville M. Karraker and Karl A. Meyer were reelected.[1][2] New Democratic member Frank A. Jensen was also elected.[1][2]
Incumbent Democrat was Nellie V. Freeman was not renominated.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dr. Karl A. Meyer (incumbent) | 1,594,990 | 17.62 | |
Democratic | Frank A. Jensen | 1,570,509½ | 17.35 | |
Democratic | O. M. Karraker | 1,520,824 | 16.80 | |
Republican | Albert I. Appleton | 1,453,439½ | 16.06 | |
Republican | Frank M. White | 1,444,463 | 15.96 | |
Republican | Frank H. McKelvey | 1,433,075½ | 15.83 | |
Prohibition | Mildred E. Young | 12,492½ | 0.14 | |
Prohibition | Maude S. Stowell | 11,400½ | 0.13 | |
Prohibition | Lena Duell Vincen | 10,636 | 0.12 | |
Write-in | Others | 10 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 9,051,840½ | 100 |
Judicial elections
[edit]Supreme Court
[edit]On June 27, 1938, one district of the Supreme Court of Illinois had a special election.[1]
3rd district special election
[edit]A special election was held for the seat of the court's 3rd district, after the death in office of Lott R. Herrick.[1] Republican Walter T. Gunn won the election.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Walter T. Gunn | 80,592 | 54.78 | |
Democratic | Joseph L. McLaughlin | 66,525 | 45.22 | |
Total votes | 147,117 | 100 |
Ballot measure
[edit]One ballot measure was put before voters in 1938, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment[1][3]
Illinois Banking Amendment
[edit]The Illinois Banking Amendment, a proposed legislatively referred constitutional amendment to Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, of Article XI of the 1870 Illinois Constitution, failed to meet the threshold for approval.[1][4] In order to be approved, legislatively referred constitutional amendments required approval equal to a majority of voters voting in the entire general election.[4][5]
If approved, this amendment would have made modifications to state banking rules that would have reduced the liability of bank stockholders.[4]
Illinois Banking Amendment[1][4] | |||
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Option | Votes | % of all ballots cast | |
Yes | 979,892 | 29.92 | |
No | 352,428 | 10.76 | |
Total votes | 1,332,320 | 40.68 |
Advisory referendum
[edit]One advisory referendum ("question of public policy") was put before voters.[1][3]
National Draft for War on Foreign Soil Question
[edit]An advisory question was voted on, which asked voters whether the states United States congressmen should vote against a national military draft. Those who voted overwhelmingly instructed congressmen to vote against a national military draft.[6]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Yes | 1,678,352 | 63.67 | |
No | 957,696 | 36.33 | |
Total votes | 2,636,048 | 100 |
Local elections
[edit]Local elections were held.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, November 8, 1938 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1937-1938 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 12, 1938" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Illinois 1938 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Illinois Banking Amendment (1938)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2
- ^ "Illinois National Draft for War on Foreign Soil Question (1938)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 15, 2020.