1942 United States Senate election in Illinois

The 1942 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1942.[1] Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks was reelected.

1942 United States Senate election in Illinois

November 3, 1942

Nominee Charles W. Brooks Raymond S. McKeough Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,582,887 1,380,011 Percentage 53.24% 46.41%

U.S. senator before election Charles W. Brooks Republican Elected U.S. senator Charles W. Brooks Republican

Election information

The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections.[1]

Primaries were held April 14, 1942.[1]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond S. McKeough	578,231	63.90
	Democratic	Paul H. Douglas	284,210	31.41
	Democratic	Sarsfield Daly	42,418	4.69
	Write-in	Others	1	0.00
Total votes			904,860	100

Republican primary

Republican primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent)	696,024	80.41
	Republican	Warren Wright	142,025	16.41
	Republican	William J. Baker	27,571	3.19
	Write-in	Others	1	0.00
Total votes			865,621	100

General election

1942 United States Senate election in Illinois[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles W. Brooks (incumbent)	1,582,887	53.24
	Democratic	Raymond S. McKeough	1,380,011	46.41
	Prohibition	Enoch A. Holtwick	10,331	0.35
	Write-in	Others	32	0.00
Majority			202,876	6.83
Turnout			2,973,261
	Republican hold

See also

• 1942 United States Senate elections

References

1. "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 3, 1942 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1941-1942 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 14, 1942" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.