1948 Illinois elections
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Elections in Illinois |
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General elections |
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Gubernatorial elections |
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Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections |
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Attorney General elections |
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Secretary of State elections |
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Comptroller elections |
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Senate elections |
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House of Representatives elections |
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Judicial elections |
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Ballot measures and referendums |
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.
Primaries were held April 13, 1948.
Election information
Turnout
In the primaries, 1,649,655 ballots were cast (745,645 Democratic and 904,010 Republican).
In the general election, 4,075,090 ballots were cast.
Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley.
United States Senate
Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection to Democrat Paul Douglas.
United States House
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
Governor
1948 Illinois gubernatorial election
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County Results Stevenson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Green: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% |
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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.
General election
Lieutenant governor
1948 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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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
Lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Sherwood Dixon
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578,390
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100
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Total votes
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578,390
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100
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Republican primary
General election
Attorney general
1948 Illinois Attorney General election
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Incumbent attorney general George F. Barrett, a Republican running for a third term, lost to Democrat Ivan A. Elliott
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Secretary of State
1948 Illinois Secretary of State election
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The Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Secretary of State Democratic primary
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Edward J. Barrett (incumbent)
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591,821
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100
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Total votes
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591,821
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100
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Republican primary
Former Illinois Treasurer and incumbent congressman William Stratton won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
General election
Auditor of Public Accounts
1948 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election
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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
Republican primary
Auditor of Public Accounts Republican primary
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Sinon A. Murray
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648,460
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100
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Write-in
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Others
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2
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0.00
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Total votes
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648,462
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100
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General election
Treasurer
1948 Illinois State Treasurer election
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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
Treasurer Democratic primary
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Candidate
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Votes
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Democratic
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Ora Smith
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541,808
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100
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Total votes
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541,808
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100
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Republican primary
General election
State Senate
Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1948. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1948. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
1948 Trustees of University of Illinois election |
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An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois. All three Democratic nominees won. The election was for six-year terms.
4,078,146 ballots were cast in the election.
All three who were elected had never before held office as Trustees of the University of Illinois. Incumbent Republican Chester R. Davis lost reelection. Fellow Republican incumbents Martin Gerard Luken Sr. and Frank Hotchkiss McKelvey were not nominated for what would have been a second term.
Trustees of the University of Illinois election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Robert Z. Hickman
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1,952,705½
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17.25
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Democratic
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Frances Best Watkins
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1,933,764½
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16.95
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Democratic
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George Wirt Herrick
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1,918,521
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16.95
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Republican
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Chester R. Davis (incumbent)
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1,860,339
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16.43
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Republican
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Dr. W. L. Crawford
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1,837,011
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16.23
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Republican
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Charles L. Engstrom
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1,781,733½
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15.74
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Prohibition
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E.N. Himmel
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11,417½
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0.10
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Prohibition
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Regina Ethel Ruyle
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10,988
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0.10
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Prohibition
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Ross E. Price
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10,890½
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0.10
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Socialist Labor
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Loren M. Johnson
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3,332
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0.03
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Socialist Labor
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Bernard Campbell
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3,222
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0.03
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Socialist Labor
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Henry Cortez
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3,139
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0.03
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Write-in
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Others
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2
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0.00
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Total votes
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11,321,024½
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100
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Judicial elections
1948 Illinois judicial elections |
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Special judicial elections were held to fill vacancies.
Circuit Courts
Tenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph E. Daily)
Tenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph E. Daily)
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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Republican
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Howard White
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52,182
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52.06
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Democratic
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Baird V. Helfrich
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48,062
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47.95
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Total votes
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100,244
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100
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Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Hayes)
This election was held on November 2, 1948.
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Hayes)
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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Democratic
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Robert E. Larkin
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37,341
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53.76
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Republican
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S J Holderman
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32,118
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46.24
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Total votes
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69,459
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100
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Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 745–46, 785. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.