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Elections were held inIllinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1942.[1]
Primaries were held April 14, 1942.[1]
1942 was amidterm election year in theUnited States of America.
In the primary election 1,963,298 ballots were cast (1,026,644 Democratic and 936,654 Republican).[1]
In the general election 3,049,312 ballots were cast.[1]
Incumbent RepublicanCharles W. Brooks was reelected.
Illinois hadredistricted before this election, and had lost one seat due to reapportionment following the1950 United States census. All of Illinois' remaining 26 seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 1942.
Before the election Republicans held 16 seats and Democrats held 11 seats from Illinois. In 1942, Republicans won 19 seats and Democrats won 7 seats.
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Incumbent first-termTreasurer, RepublicanWarren Wright, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for United States Senate. RepublicanWilliam G. Stratton was elected to succeed him.
W. D. Forsyth defeated former Illinois Treasurer andAuditor of Public AccountsEdward J. Barrett and two other candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | W. D. Forsyth | 427,688 | 48.98 | |
| Democratic | Edward J. Barrett | 332,011 | 38.02 | |
| Democratic | Edward J. Callahan | 63,832 | 7.31 | |
| Democratic | John H. Condon | 49,711 | 5.69 | |
| Total votes | 873,242 | 100 | ||
Incumbent congressmanWilliam G. Stratton won the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William G. Stratton | 625,445 | 79.27 | |
| Republican | Harold T. Halfpenny | 100,637 | 12.75 | |
| Republican | Charles P. MacAuley | 62,957 | 7.98 | |
| Total votes | 789,039 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William G. Stratton | 1,553,944 | 54.25 | |
| Democratic | W. D. Forsyth | 1,300,091 | 45.39 | |
| Prohibition | William G. Goodman | 10,537 | 0.37 | |
| Total votes | 2,864,572 | 100 | ||
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Incumbent second-termSuperintendent of Public InstructionJohn A. Wieland, a Democrat, lost re-election, being unseated by RepublicanVernon L. Nickell.-
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John A. Wieland (incumbent) | 777,534 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 19 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 777,553 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Vernon L. Nickell | 348,379 | 48.56 | |
| Republican | Wiley B. Garvin | 151,007 | 21.05 | |
| Republican | Michael I. Cleary | 114,804 | 16.00 | |
| Republican | W. C. Handlin | 103,276 | 14.40 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 717,467 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Vernon L. Nickell | 1,497,550 | 52.71 | |
| Democratic | John A. Wieland (incumbent) | 1,333,679 | 46.94 | |
| Prohibition | Clay Freeman Gaumer | 9,944 | 0.35 | |
| Total votes | 2,841,173 | 100 | ||
Seats in theIllinois Senate were up for election in 1942. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
Seats in theIllinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1942. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
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An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees ofUniversity of Illinois. All three Republican nominees won. With their net increase of two seats in this election, Republicans captured a majority of seats on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
Incumbent RepublicanChester R. Davis (elected in a special election two years prior) was reelected.[1][2] New Republican members Martin G. Luken and Frank H. McKelvey were also elected.[1][2]
Incumbent Democrats Homer M. Adams and James M. Cleary were not renominated.[2]
Kenney E. Williamson, one of the Democratic Party nominees, had briefly served before, having been appointed in 1940.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chester R. Davis (incumbent) | 1,515,787 | 18.08 | |
| Republican | Frank H. McKelvey | 1,500,721½ | 17.90 | |
| Republican | Martin G. Luken | 1,476,031½ | 17.60 | |
| Democratic | T. V. Smith | 1,322,287½ | 15.77 | |
| Democratic | Walter Williams | 1,272,182½ | 15.17 | |
| Democratic | Kenney E. Williamson | 1,265,520½ | 15.09 | |
| Prohibition | Mildred E. Young | 11,542 | 0.14 | |
| Prohibition | Alonzo L. Parrott | 10,927½ | 0.13 | |
| Prohibition | Minnie Broom Koss | 10,563 | 0.13 | |
| Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 8,385,565 | 100 | ||
On June 1, 1942, several districts of theSupreme Court of Illinois had elections.[1]
RepublicanCharles H. Thompson unseated Democratic incumbentPaul Farthing.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Charles H. Thompson | 55,832 | 50.99 | |
| Democratic | Paul Farthing (incumbent) | 53,667 | 49.01 | |
| Total votes | 109,499 | 100 | ||
Republican incumbentJune C. Smith with reelected.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | June C. Smith (incumbent) | 48,380 | 57.47 | |
| Democratic | D.H. Mudge | 35,811 | 42.54 | |
| Total votes | 84,191 | 100 | ||
Republican incumbentWalter T. Gunn was reelected, running unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Walter T. Gunn (incumbent) | 14,208 | 98.67 | |
| Others | Write-in | 192 | 1.33 | |
| Total votes | 14,400 | 100 | ||
Incumbent DemocratElwyn Riley Shaw was unseated by RepublicanWilliam J. Fulton.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William J. Fulton | 35,015 | 74.51 | |
| Democratic | Elwyn R. Shaw (incumbent) | 11,976 | 25.49 | |
| Others | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 46,992 | 100 | ||
Incumbent DemocratFrancis S. Wilson was reelected, running unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Francis S. Wilson (incumbent) | 254,707 | 99.78 | |
| Others | Write-in | 552 | 0.22 | |
| Total votes | 255,259 | 100 | ||
Election were held on November 3, 1942, to fill two vacancies on the 16th Judicial Circuit and one vacancy on the 17th Judicial Circuit.
An election was held November 3, 1942 to fill two vacancies on theSuperior Court of Cook County.[1]
One measure was put before voters in 1942.
The Illinois Revenue Amendment, a proposed amendment to Section 1 of Article IX of the Constitution, failed to meet the threshold for approval.[1][4]
If approved, this amendment would have enabled the legislature to exempt from certain taxes businesses that sold food for human consumption, allowing the legislature to define the word "food".[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]
| Illinois Revenue Amendment[1][4] | |||
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| Option | Votes | % of all ballots cast | |
| Yes | 979,892 | 32.14 | |
| No | 346,232 | 11.35 | |
| Total votes | 1,326,124 | 43.49 | |
Local elections were held.
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