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The1948 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose 28[2] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Illinois was won byincumbent PresidentHarry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running withSenatorAlben W. Barkley, with 50.07% of the popular vote, againstGovernorThomas Dewey (R–New York), running withGovernorEarl Warren, with 49.22% of the popular vote.[3][4]
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (Senate andHouse), as well asthose for state offices.[5]
The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 354,254.[5][6]
The total vote in the general election was 3,984,046.[5] Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 13.[5][6]
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The1948 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 13, 1948, in the U.S. state ofIllinois as one of theDemocratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1948 presidential election.
The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates.[5]
Incumbent presidentHarry S. Truman won the state's Democratic primary by a large margin.
While on the ballot in Illinois, neitherDwight D. Eisenhower norScott W. Lucas were declared candidates.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Harry S. Truman | 16,299 | 82.12 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1,609 | 8.11 |
| Scott W. Lucas | 427 | 2.15 |
| Write-ins | 1,513 | 7.62 |
| Total | 19,848 | 100 |
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The1948 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 13, 1948, in the U.S. state ofIllinois as one of theRepublican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1948 presidential election.
The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates.[5]
Illinois businessmanRiley A. Bender appeared only on Illinois' primary ballot, running as afavorite son. He won the primary.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Riley A. Bender | 324,029 | 96.90 |
| Douglas A. MacArthur | 6,672 | 2.00 |
| Harold E. Stassen | 1,572 | 0.47 |
| Thomas E. Dewey | 953 | 0.29 |
| Robert A. Taft | 705 | 0.21 |
| Write-ins | 475 | 0.14 |
| Total | 334,406 | 100 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 1,994,715 | 50.07% | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 1,961,103 | 49.22% | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 11,959 | 0.30% | |
| Socialist | Norman M. Thomas | 11,522 | 0.29% | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 3,118 | 0.08% | |
| Write-ins | Various candidates | 1,629 | 0.04% | |
| Total votes | 3,984,046 | 100% | ||
| County | Harry S. Truman Democratic | Thomas E. Dewey Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[7] | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 14,960 | 50.81% | 14,329 | 48.67% | 152 | 0.52% | 631 | 2.14% | 29,441 |
| Alexander | 4,641 | 49.91% | 4,561 | 49.05% | 96 | 1.03% | 80 | 0.86% | 9,298 |
| Bond | 2,837 | 43.76% | 3,438 | 53.03% | 208 | 3.21% | -601 | -9.27% | 6,483 |
| Boone | 1,941 | 28.20% | 4,916 | 71.43% | 25 | 0.36% | -2,975 | -43.23% | 6,882 |
| Brown | 1,805 | 53.26% | 1,562 | 46.09% | 22 | 0.65% | 243 | 7.17% | 3,389 |
| Bureau | 6,463 | 36.42% | 11,207 | 63.15% | 78 | 0.44% | -4,744 | -26.73% | 17,748 |
| Calhoun | 1,377 | 47.11% | 1,526 | 52.21% | 20 | 0.68% | -149 | -5.10% | 2,923 |
| Carroll | 2,809 | 34.30% | 5,318 | 64.94% | 62 | 0.76% | -2,509 | -30.64% | 8,189 |
| Cass | 3,776 | 52.32% | 3,391 | 46.99% | 50 | 0.69% | 385 | 5.33% | 7,217 |
| Champaign | 11,572 | 36.78% | 19,156 | 60.88% | 737 | 2.34% | -7,584 | -24.10% | 31,465 |
| Christian | 9,366 | 54.89% | 7,576 | 44.40% | 120 | 0.70% | 1,790 | 10.49% | 17,062 |
| Clark | 3,714 | 44.73% | 4,477 | 53.92% | 112 | 1.35% | -763 | -9.19% | 8,303 |
| Clay | 3,160 | 44.46% | 3,782 | 53.21% | 166 | 2.34% | -622 | -8.75% | 7,108 |
| Clinton | 4,773 | 47.91% | 5,128 | 51.47% | 62 | 0.62% | -355 | -3.56% | 9,963 |
| Coles | 8,393 | 49.13% | 8,638 | 50.56% | 53 | 0.31% | -245 | -1.43% | 17,084 |
| Cook | 1,216,636 | 54.17% | 1,015,800 | 45.23% | 13,463 | 0.60% | 200,836 | 8.94% | 2,245,899 |
| Crawford | 4,150 | 44.32% | 5,111 | 54.58% | 103 | 1.10% | -961 | -10.26% | 9,364 |
| Cumberland | 2,353 | 48.70% | 2,451 | 50.72% | 28 | 0.58% | -98 | -2.02% | 4,832 |
| DeKalb | 5,082 | 30.68% | 11,380 | 68.69% | 105 | 0.63% | -6,298 | -38.01% | 16,567 |
| DeWitt | 3,290 | 43.79% | 4,178 | 55.61% | 45 | 0.60% | -888 | -11.82% | 7,513 |
| Douglas | 2,893 | 40.58% | 4,181 | 58.65% | 55 | 0.77% | -1,288 | -18.07% | 7,129 |
| DuPage | 15,528 | 24.95% | 45,794 | 73.58% | 916 | 1.47% | -30,266 | -48.63% | 62,238 |
| Edgar | 5,121 | 44.65% | 6,282 | 54.77% | 67 | 0.58% | -1,161 | -10.12% | 11,470 |
| Edwards | 1,206 | 31.99% | 2,491 | 66.07% | 73 | 1.94% | -1,285 | -34.08% | 3,770 |
| Effingham | 4,940 | 50.11% | 4,823 | 48.92% | 96 | 0.97% | 117 | 1.19% | 9,859 |
| Fayette | 5,771 | 49.72% | 5,717 | 49.25% | 120 | 1.03% | 54 | 0.47% | 11,608 |
| Ford | 2,079 | 29.64% | 4,903 | 69.89% | 33 | 0.47% | -2,824 | -40.25% | 7,015 |
| Franklin | 11,750 | 54.79% | 9,407 | 43.87% | 287 | 1.34% | 2,343 | 10.92% | 21,444 |
| Fulton | 8,226 | 45.87% | 9,504 | 53.00% | 203 | 1.13% | -1,278 | -7.13% | 17,933 |
| Gallatin | 2,385 | 56.79% | 1,789 | 42.60% | 26 | 0.62% | 596 | 14.19% | 4,200 |
| Greene | 4,035 | 52.22% | 3,639 | 47.09% | 53 | 0.69% | 396 | 5.13% | 7,727 |
| Grundy | 3,255 | 35.23% | 5,954 | 64.44% | 31 | 0.34% | -2,699 | -29.21% | 9,240 |
| Hamilton | 2,750 | 48.51% | 2,887 | 50.93% | 32 | 0.56% | -137 | -2.42% | 5,669 |
| Hancock | 5,559 | 43.50% | 7,098 | 55.54% | 122 | 0.95% | -1,539 | -12.04% | 12,779 |
| Hardin | 1,358 | 43.99% | 1,713 | 55.49% | 16 | 0.52% | -355 | -11.50% | 3,087 |
| Henderson | 1,465 | 38.17% | 2,336 | 60.87% | 37 | 0.96% | -871 | -22.70% | 3,838 |
| Henry | 8,489 | 40.40% | 12,363 | 58.84% | 159 | 0.76% | -3,874 | -18.44% | 21,011 |
| Iroquois | 4,823 | 34.45% | 9,051 | 64.65% | 127 | 0.91% | -4,228 | -30.20% | 14,001 |
| Jackson | 6,939 | 45.04% | 8,288 | 53.79% | 181 | 1.17% | -1,349 | -8.75% | 15,408 |
| Jasper | 2,936 | 49.40% | 2,957 | 49.76% | 50 | 0.84% | -21 | -0.36% | 5,943 |
| Jefferson | 8,928 | 54.70% | 7,393 | 45.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,535 | 9.40% | 16,321 |
| Jersey | 3,092 | 50.37% | 3,021 | 49.21% | 26 | 0.42% | 71 | 1.16% | 6,139 |
| Jo Daviess | 3,220 | 37.57% | 5,299 | 61.83% | 51 | 0.60% | -2,079 | -24.26% | 8,570 |
| Johnson | 1,510 | 35.04% | 2,778 | 64.47% | 21 | 0.49% | -1,268 | -29.43% | 4,309 |
| Kane | 21,176 | 34.72% | 39,284 | 64.41% | 532 | 0.87% | -18,108 | -29.69% | 60,992 |
| Kankakee | 11,305 | 41.56% | 15,699 | 57.71% | 197 | 0.72% | -4,394 | -16.15% | 27,201 |
| Kendall | 1,517 | 27.74% | 3,925 | 71.77% | 27 | 0.49% | -2,408 | -44.03% | 5,469 |
| Knox | 9,772 | 39.16% | 15,016 | 60.18% | 164 | 0.66% | -5,244 | -21.02% | 24,952 |
| Lake | 22,192 | 35.58% | 39,456 | 63.26% | 720 | 1.15% | -17,264 | -27.68% | 62,368 |
| LaSalle | 19,666 | 44.25% | 24,453 | 55.02% | 321 | 0.72% | -4,787 | -10.77% | 44,440 |
| Lawrence | 4,391 | 48.48% | 4,472 | 49.38% | 194 | 2.14% | -81 | -0.90% | 9,057 |
| Lee | 4,368 | 32.50% | 9,001 | 66.97% | 72 | 0.54% | -4,633 | -34.47% | 13,441 |
| Livingston | 5,618 | 33.29% | 11,184 | 66.27% | 74 | 0.44% | -5,566 | -32.98% | 16,876 |
| Logan | 4,832 | 39.25% | 7,431 | 60.36% | 49 | 0.40% | -2,599 | -21.11% | 12,312 |
| Macon | 21,487 | 53.11% | 18,719 | 46.27% | 250 | 0.62% | 2,768 | 6.84% | 40,456 |
| Macoupin | 11,742 | 52.66% | 10,198 | 45.74% | 358 | 1.61% | 1,544 | 6.92% | 22,298 |
| Madison | 40,897 | 61.68% | 25,059 | 37.79% | 350 | 0.53% | 15,838 | 23.89% | 66,306 |
| Marion | 8,878 | 52.58% | 7,798 | 46.19% | 208 | 1.23% | 1,080 | 6.39% | 16,884 |
| Marshall | 2,514 | 39.79% | 3,785 | 59.91% | 19 | 0.30% | -1,271 | -20.12% | 6,318 |
| Mason | 3,503 | 49.52% | 3,525 | 49.83% | 46 | 0.65% | -22 | -0.31% | 7,074 |
| Massac | 1,842 | 35.94% | 3,201 | 62.46% | 82 | 1.60% | -1,359 | -26.52% | 5,125 |
| McDonough | 4,206 | 33.99% | 8,058 | 65.13% | 109 | 0.88% | -3,852 | -31.14% | 12,373 |
| McHenry | 5,459 | 26.06% | 15,387 | 73.45% | 103 | 0.49% | -9,928 | -47.39% | 20,949 |
| McLean | 12,904 | 40.94% | 18,430 | 58.48% | 183 | 0.58% | -5,526 | -17.54% | 31,517 |
| Menard | 2,043 | 41.12% | 2,899 | 58.35% | 26 | 0.52% | -856 | -17.23% | 4,968 |
| Mercer | 3,117 | 37.02% | 5,267 | 62.55% | 36 | 0.43% | -2,150 | -25.53% | 8,420 |
| Monroe | 2,026 | 37.30% | 3,403 | 62.65% | 3 | 0.06% | -1,377 | -25.35% | 5,432 |
| Montgomery | 7,902 | 48.02% | 8,348 | 50.73% | 205 | 1.25% | -446 | -2.71% | 16,455 |
| Morgan | 6,798 | 44.56% | 8,398 | 55.05% | 59 | 0.39% | -1,600 | -10.49% | 15,255 |
| Moultrie | 3,037 | 49.29% | 3,043 | 49.39% | 81 | 1.31% | -6 | -0.10% | 6,161 |
| Ogle | 3,796 | 28.37% | 9,519 | 71.15% | 63 | 0.47% | -5,723 | -42.78% | 13,378 |
| Peoria | 31,026 | 46.76% | 35,018 | 52.78% | 308 | 0.46% | -3,992 | -6.02% | 66,352 |
| Perry | 5,043 | 49.32% | 5,109 | 49.96% | 74 | 0.72% | -66 | -0.64% | 10,226 |
| Piatt | 2,361 | 38.93% | 3,646 | 60.13% | 57 | 0.94% | -1,285 | -21.20% | 6,064 |
| Pike | 5,674 | 54.07% | 4,722 | 45.00% | 98 | 0.93% | 952 | 9.07% | 10,494 |
| Pope | 916 | 33.98% | 1,764 | 65.43% | 16 | 0.59% | -848 | -31.45% | 2,696 |
| Pulaski | 2,344 | 46.57% | 2,658 | 52.81% | 31 | 0.62% | -314 | -6.24% | 5,033 |
| Putnam | 905 | 38.74% | 1,405 | 60.15% | 26 | 1.11% | -500 | -21.41% | 2,336 |
| Randolph | 6,852 | 49.72% | 6,867 | 49.83% | 62 | 0.45% | -15 | -0.11% | 13,781 |
| Richland | 2,438 | 38.02% | 3,884 | 60.56% | 91 | 1.42% | -1,446 | -22.54% | 6,413 |
| Rock Island | 24,542 | 51.98% | 22,192 | 47.01% | 477 | 1.01% | 2,350 | 4.97% | 47,211 |
| Saline | 7,718 | 49.84% | 7,676 | 49.57% | 91 | 0.59% | 42 | 0.27% | 15,485 |
| Sangamon | 29,196 | 46.14% | 33,714 | 53.28% | 363 | 0.57% | -4,518 | -7.14% | 63,273 |
| Schuyler | 2,464 | 48.56% | 2,519 | 49.65% | 91 | 1.79% | -55 | -1.09% | 5,074 |
| Scott | 1,735 | 48.36% | 1,840 | 51.28% | 13 | 0.36% | -105 | -2.92% | 3,588 |
| Shelby | 5,589 | 50.68% | 5,282 | 47.89% | 158 | 1.43% | 307 | 2.79% | 11,029 |
| St. Clair | 54,260 | 63.38% | 30,883 | 36.07% | 474 | 0.55% | 23,377 | 27.31% | 85,617 |
| Stark | 1,163 | 31.37% | 2,537 | 68.44% | 7 | 0.19% | -1,374 | -37.07% | 3,707 |
| Stephenson | 7,409 | 40.88% | 10,564 | 58.29% | 149 | 0.82% | -3,155 | -17.41% | 18,122 |
| Tazewell | 14,131 | 52.77% | 12,504 | 46.70% | 143 | 0.53% | 1,627 | 6.07% | 26,778 |
| Union | 4,479 | 53.33% | 3,864 | 46.01% | 55 | 0.65% | 615 | 7.32% | 8,398 |
| Vermilion | 16,173 | 45.37% | 18,994 | 53.29% | 479 | 1.34% | -2,821 | -7.92% | 35,646 |
| Wabash | 2,857 | 48.44% | 2,916 | 49.44% | 125 | 2.12% | -59 | -1.00% | 5,898 |
| Warren | 3,367 | 33.08% | 6,738 | 66.20% | 74 | 0.73% | -3,371 | -33.12% | 10,179 |
| Washington | 2,737 | 37.34% | 4,544 | 61.99% | 49 | 0.67% | -1,807 | -24.65% | 7,330 |
| Wayne | 4,070 | 44.66% | 4,984 | 54.69% | 60 | 0.66% | -914 | -10.03% | 9,114 |
| White | 4,761 | 50.99% | 4,498 | 48.17% | 79 | 0.85% | 263 | 2.82% | 9,338 |
| Whiteside | 5,299 | 28.84% | 12,922 | 70.32% | 154 | 0.84% | -7,623 | -41.48% | 18,375 |
| Will | 26,430 | 47.51% | 28,601 | 51.41% | 597 | 1.07% | -2,171 | -3.90% | 55,628 |
| Williamson | 9,841 | 48.34% | 10,386 | 51.02% | 130 | 0.64% | -545 | -2.68% | 20,357 |
| Winnebago | 27,145 | 47.36% | 29,537 | 51.54% | 631 | 1.10% | -2,392 | -4.18% | 57,313 |
| Woodford | 3,446 | 37.15% | 5,784 | 62.35% | 46 | 0.50% | -2,338 | -25.20% | 9,276 |
| Totals | 1,994,715 | 50.07% | 1,961,103 | 49.22% | 28,228 | 0.71% | 33,612 | 0.85% | 3,984,046 |
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