1944 United States Senate election in Illinois

1944 United States Senate election in Illinois
	November 7, 1944
	November 7, 1944
Senator before election; Scott W. Lucas; Democratic	Elected Senator ; Scott W. Lucas; Democratic

The 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1944[1] to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Scott W. Lucas won reelection to a second term.

Election information

The primaries and general election coincided with those for federal offices (President and House) and state elections.

Primaries were held on April 11.[1]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott W. Lucas (incumbent)	532,358	100
	Write-in	Others	3	0.01
Total votes			532,361	100

Republican primary

Republican primary[1]
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	Others	4	0.00
Total votes			678,368	100

General election

General election[1]
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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References

"OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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[results-1] "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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Elections in Illinois
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Cicero municipal	1924
Cook County	1946 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
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