1948 Illinois elections
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Elections in Illinois |
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.[1]
Primaries were held April 13, 1948.[1][2]
Election information
[edit]Turnout
[edit]In the primaries, 1,649,655 ballots were cast (745,645 Democratic and 904,010 Republican).[1][2]
In the general election, 4,075,090 ballots were cast.[1]
Federal elections
[edit]United States President
[edit]Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley.
United States Senate
[edit]Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection to Democrat Paul Douglas.
United States House
[edit]All 26 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1948.
Illinois had redistricted before this election, eliminating its at-large district.
State elections
[edit]Governor
[edit]November 2, 1948 |
Nominee | Adlai Stevenson II | Dwight H. Green | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 2,250,074 | 1,678,007 | |
Percentage | 57.11% | 42.59% |
Stevenson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Green: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Governor before election |
Elected Governor |
Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Adlai Stevenson II.
Stevenson's victory was regarded as a surprise upset, and his margin of victory of 572,067 votes was, at the time, record breaking for an Illinois gubernatorial election.[3][4][5]
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adlai E. Stevenson | 2,250,074 | 57.11 | |
Republican | Dwight H. Green (incumbent) | 1,678,007 | 42.59 | |
Prohibition | Willis Ray Wilson | 9,491 | 0.24 | |
Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 2,673 | 0.07 | |
Write-in | Others | 12 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,940,257 | 100 |
Lieutenant governor
[edit]November 2, 1948 |
Nominee | Sherwood Dixon | Richard Yates Rowe | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 1,998,555 | 1,815,907 | |
Percentage | 52.22% | 47.45% |
Lieutenant Governor before election |
Elected Lieutenant Governor |
Incumbent lieutenant governor Hugh W. Cross, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term. Democrat Sherwood Dixon was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sherwood Dixon | 578,390 | 100 | |
Total votes | 578,390 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Yates Rowe | 684,452 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 4 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 684,464 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sherwood Dixon | 1,998,555 | 52.22 | |
Republican | Richard Yates Rowe | 1,815,907 | 47.45 | |
Prohibition | R. B. Campbell | 9,949 | 0.26 | |
Socialist Labor | O. Alfred Olson | 2,897 | 0.08 | |
Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,827,311 | 100 |
Attorney general
[edit]November 2, 1948 |
Nominee | Ivan A. Elliott | George F. Barrett | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 2,019,401 | 1,806,137 | |
Percentage | 52.61% | 47.06% |
Attorney General before election |
Elected Attorney General |
Incumbent attorney general George F. Barrett, a Republican running for a third term, lost to Democrat Ivan A. Elliott
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ivan A. Elliott | 283,831 | 51.85 | |
Democratic | Joseph P. Burke | 263,586 | 48.15 | |
Total votes | 547,417 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George F. Barrett (incumbent) | 694,186 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 694,187 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ivan A. Elliott | 2,019,401 | 52.61 | |
Republican | George F. Barrett (incumbent) | 1,806,137 | 47.06 | |
Prohibition | Frederick Juchhoff | 9,613 | 0.25 | |
Socialist Labor | Edward C. Gross | 3,118 | 0.08 | |
Write-in | Others | 4 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 3,838,273 | 100 |
Secretary of State
[edit]November 2, 1948 |
Nominee | Edward J. Barrett | William Stratton | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 2,120,832 | 1,759,083 | |
Percentage | 54.49% | 45.19% |
Secretary of State before election |
Elected Secretary of State |
The Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edward J. Barrett (incumbent) | 591,821 | 100 | |
Total votes | 591,821 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Former Illinois Treasurer and incumbent congressman William Stratton won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William G. Stratton | 713,430 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 713,432 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edward J. Barrett (incumbent) | 2,120,832 | 54.49 | |
Republican | William G. Stratton | 1,759,083 | 45.19 | |
Prohibition | Maude Swits Stowell | 9,636 | 0.25 | |
Socialist Labor | Gregory P. Lyngas | 2,896 | 0.07 | |
Write-in | Others | 6 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 3,892,453 | 100 |
Auditor of Public Accounts
[edit]November 2, 1948 |
Nominee | Benjamin O. Cooper | Sinon A. Murray | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 2,030,222 | 1,776,396 | |
Percentage | 53.15% | 46.51% |
Auditor of Public Accounts before election |
Elected Auditor of Public Accounts |
Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Arthur C. Lueder, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term. Democrat Benjamin O. Cooper was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin O. Cooper | 543,319 | 100 | |
Total votes | 543,319 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sinon A. Murray | 648,460 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 648,462 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin O. Cooper | 2,030,222 | 53.15 | |
Republican | Sinon A. Murray | 1,776,396 | 46.51 | |
Prohibition | Irving B. Gilbert | 10,156 | 0.27 | |
Socialist Labor | Nick Mays | 2,960 | 0.08 | |
Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 3,819,736 | 100 |
Treasurer
[edit]November 2, 1948 |
Nominee | Ora Smith | Elmer H. Droste | |
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Party | Democratic | Republican | |
Popular vote | 2,026,268 | 1,769,775 | |
Percentage | 53.20% | 46.46% |
Treasurer before election |
Elected Treasurer |
Incumbent first-term Treasurer Richard Yates Rowe, a Republican, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for lieutenant governor. Democrat Ora Smith was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ora Smith | 541,808 | 100 | |
Total votes | 541,808 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elmer H. Droste | 644,417 | 100 | |
Total votes | 644,417 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ora Smith | 2,026,268 | 53.20 | |
Republican | Elmer H. Droste | 1,769,775 | 46.46 | |
Prohibition | Rupert J. Jordan | 10,043 | 0.26 | |
Socialist Labor | Rudolph Kosie | 3,024 | 0.08 | |
Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 3,809,113 | 100 |
State Senate
[edit]Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1948. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
[edit]Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1948. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
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An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois.[6] All three Democratic nominees won.[6] The election was for six-year terms.
4,078,146 ballots were cast in the election.[6]
All three who were elected had never before held office as Trustees of the University of Illinois.[7] Incumbent Republican Chester R. Davis lost reelection.[7] Fellow Republican incumbents Martin Gerard Luken Sr. and Frank Hotchkiss McKelvey were not nominated for what would have been a second term.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Z. Hickman | 1,952,705½ | 17.25 | |
Democratic | Frances Best Watkins | 1,933,764½ | 16.95 | |
Democratic | George Wirt Herrick | 1,918,521 | 16.95 | |
Republican | Chester R. Davis (incumbent) | 1,860,339 | 16.43 | |
Republican | Dr. W. L. Crawford | 1,837,011 | 16.23 | |
Republican | Charles L. Engstrom | 1,781,733½ | 15.74 | |
Prohibition | E.N. Himmel | 11,417½ | 0.10 | |
Prohibition | Regina Ethel Ruyle | 10,988 | 0.10 | |
Prohibition | Ross E. Price | 10,890½ | 0.10 | |
Socialist Labor | Loren M. Johnson | 3,332 | 0.03 | |
Socialist Labor | Bernard Campbell | 3,222 | 0.03 | |
Socialist Labor | Henry Cortez | 3,139 | 0.03 | |
Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 11,321,024½ | 100 |
Judicial elections
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Special judicial elections were held to fill vacancies.
Circuit Courts
[edit]Tenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph E. Daily)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Howard White | 52,182 | 52.06 | |
Democratic | Baird V. Helfrich | 48,062 | 47.95 | |
Total votes | 100,244 | 100 |
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Hayes)
[edit]This election was held on November 2, 1948.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert E. Larkin | 37,341 | 53.76 | |
Republican | S J Holderman | 32,118 | 46.24 | |
Total votes | 69,459 | 100 |
Local elections
[edit]Local elections were held.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the General Election, November 2, 1948 Judicial elections, 1947–1948, • Primary Election General Primary, April 13, 1948" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 747. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Stevenson, Adlai E. II". mchistory.org. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ McKeever, Porter (1989). Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy. New York: William Morrow and Company. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-688-06661-1.
- ^ Whitney, Alan (July 15, 2009). "Stevenson of Illinois". The Nation. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 745–46, 785. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.