1948 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection to Democrat Paul Douglas.
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Election information
The primaries and general election coincided with those of federal (United States President and House), as well as those for state elections.
Primaries were held April 13, 1948.[1]
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul H. Douglas | 597,717 | 100 | |
Total votes | 597,717 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent) | 380,143 | 83.88 | |
Republican | William J. Baker | 73,036 | 16.12 | |
Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 453,179 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul H. Douglas | 2,147,754 | 55.07% | |
Republican | C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent) | 1,740,026 | 44.61% | |
Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 9,784 | 0.25% | |
Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur | 2,693 | 0.07% | |
None | Write-In | 28 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 407,728 | 10.46% | ||
Turnout | 3,900,285 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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See also
References
- Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 747. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 745. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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