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The1938 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1938.[1] Incumbent first-termDemocratWilliam H. Dieterich retired. Fellow DemocratScott W. Lucas was elected to succeed him.
The primaries and general election coincided with those forHouse and those forstate elections.[1]
Primaries were held April 12, 1938.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott W. Lucas | 801,761 | 49.92 | |
| Democratic | Michael L. Igoe | 726,477 | 45.23 | |
| Democratic | Newton Jenkins | 32,808 | 2.04 | |
| Democratic | John J. Sullivan | 31,964 | 1.99 | |
| Democratic | Albert Lagerstedt | 13,236 | 0.82 | |
| Total votes | 1,606,246 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Lyons | 505,659 | 73.51 | |
| Republican | William J. Baker | 105,482 | 15.33 | |
| Republican | Clarence P. Parker | 76,784 | 1.12 | |
| Total votes | 687,925 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott W. Lucas | 1,638,162 | 51.32% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Lyons | 1,542,574 | 48.33% | |
| Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 10,707 | 0.34% | |
| None | Scattering | 569 | 0.02% | |
| Majority | 95,588 | 2.99% | ||
| Turnout | 3,192,012 | |||
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He is Albert Lagerstedt, 25 West Ontario Street, an independent candidate for governor in the 1940 primary. Before coming to Chicago about ten years ago, Lagerstedt had been a congressman from Minnesota from 1922 to 1928.
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