1948 Illinois elections
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Elections were held inIllinois [ 1]
Primaries were held April 13, 1948.[ 1] [ 2]
Election information [ 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]
United States President [ edit ] Illinois voted for the Democraticticket ofHarry S. Truman andAlben W. Barkley .
United States Senate [ edit ] Incumbent RepublicanCharles W. Brooks lost reelection to DemocratPaul Douglas .
United States House [ edit ] All 26 Illinois seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 1948.
Illinois hadredistricted before this election, eliminating itsat-large district .
1948 Illinois gubernatorial election County ResultsStevenson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Green: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
IncumbentGovernor Dwight H. Green , a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to DemocratAdlai Stevenson II .
Stevenson's victory was regarded as a surpriseupset , and his margin of victory of 572,067 votes was, at the time, record breaking for an Illinois gubernatorial election.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] 1948 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Incumbentlieutenant governor Hugh W. Cross , a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term. DemocratSherwood Dixon was elected to succeed him in office.
1948 Illinois Attorney General election
Incumbentattorney general George F. Barrett , a Republican running for a third term, lost to DemocratIvan A. Elliott
1948 Illinois Secretary of State election County resultsBarrett: 50–60% 60–70%Stratton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
TheSecretary of State Edward J. Barrett , a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.
Former Illinois Treasurer and incumbent congressmanWilliam Stratton won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
Auditor of Public Accounts [ edit ] 1948 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election
IncumbentAuditor of Public Accounts Arthur C. Lueder , a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term. DemocratBenjamin O. Cooper was elected to succeed him in office.
Auditor of Public Accounts Republican primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Sinon A. Murray 648,460 100 Write-in Others 2 0.00 Total votes 648,462 100
1948 Illinois State Treasurer election County resultsSmith: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Droste: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Incumbent first-termTreasurer Richard Yates Rowe , a Republican, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for lieutenant governor. DemocratOra Smith was elected to succeed him in office.
Seats of theIllinois Senate were up for election in 1948. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives [ edit ] Seats in theIllinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1948. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois [ edit ] 1948 Trustees of University of Illinois election
An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees ofUniversity of Illinois .[ 6] [ 6]
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] Chester R. Davis lost reelection.[ 7] [ 7]
Trustees of the University of Illinois election[ 6] [ 7] Party Candidate Votes % 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
1948 Illinois judicial elections
Special judicial elections were held to fill vacancies.
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[ edit ] This election was held on November 2, 1948.[ 6]
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Hayes)[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Robert E. Larkin 37,341 53.76 Republican S J Holderman 32,118 46.24 Total votes 69,459 100
Local elections were held.
^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. RetrievedJuly 11, 2020 .[permanent dead link ^a b c d e f g h i j k l Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948 . RetrievedMarch 29, 2020 .^ "Stevenson, Adlai E. II" .mchistory.org . RetrievedDecember 22, 2020 .^ McKeever, Porter (1989).Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy 126 .ISBN 978-0-688-06661-1 ^ Whitney, Alan (July 15, 2009)."Stevenson of Illinois" . The Nation. RetrievedApril 1, 2020 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950 745– 46, 785. RetrievedMarch 29, 2020 .^a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF) . University of Illinois. RetrievedApril 1, 2020 .
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