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The1944 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1944[1] to elect one ofIllinois's members to theUnited States Senate.IncumbentDemocratic U.S. SenatorScott W. Lucas won reelection to a second term.
The race between Lucas andRepublicanRichard J. Lyons was a rematch of their 1938 United States Senate race six years prior.
The primaries and general election coincided with those for federal offices (President andHouse) andstate elections.
Primaries were held on April 11.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) | 532,358 | 100 | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 532,361 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Lyons | 536,030 | 79.02 | |
| Republican | Deenen A. Watson | 85,004 | 12.53 | |
| Republican | William J. Baker | 57,330 | 8.51 | |
| Write-in | 4 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 678,368 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) | 2,059,023 | 52.61 | |
| Republican | Richard J. Lyons | 1,841,793 | 47.06 | |
| Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur | 7,312 | 0.19 | |
| Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 5,798 | 0.15 | |
| Total votes | 3,913,926 | 100 | ||
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