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1948 Illinois elections

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1948 Illinois elections

← 1946 November 2, 1948 1950 →

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.[1]

Primaries were held April 13, 1948.[1][2]

Election information

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Turnout

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In the primaries, 1,649,655 ballots were cast (745,645 Democratic and 904,010 Republican).[1][2]

In the general election, 4,075,090 ballots were cast.[1]

Federal elections

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United States President

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Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley.

United States Senate

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Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection to Democrat Paul Douglas.

United States House

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All 26 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1948.

Illinois had redistricted before this election, eliminating its at-large district.

State elections

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Governor

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1948 Illinois gubernatorial election

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Adlai Stevenson II Dwight H. Green
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,250,074 1,678,007
Percentage 57.11% 42.59%

County Results
Stevenson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Green:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election

Dwight H. Green
Republican

Elected Governor

Adlai Stevenson II
Democratic

Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Adlai Stevenson II.

Stevenson's victory was regarded as a surprise upset, and his margin of victory of 572,067 votes was, at the time, record breaking for an Illinois gubernatorial election.[3][4][5]

General election

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Gubernatorial election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adlai E. Stevenson 2,250,074 57.11
Republican Dwight H. Green (incumbent) 1,678,007 42.59
Prohibition Willis Ray Wilson 9,491 0.24
Socialist Labor Louis Fisher 2,673 0.07
Write-in Others 12 0.00
Total votes 3,940,257 100

Lieutenant governor

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1948 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Sherwood Dixon Richard Yates Rowe
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,998,555 1,815,907
Percentage 52.22% 47.45%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Hugh W. Cross
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Sherwood Dixon
Democratic

Incumbent lieutenant governor Hugh W. Cross, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term. Democrat Sherwood Dixon was elected to succeed him in office.

Democratic primary

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Lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherwood Dixon 578,390 100
Total votes 578,390 100

Republican primary

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Lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Yates Rowe 684,452 100
Write-in Others 4 0.00
Total votes 684,464 100

General election

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Lieutenant gubernatorial election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherwood Dixon 1,998,555 52.22
Republican Richard Yates Rowe 1,815,907 47.45
Prohibition R. B. Campbell 9,949 0.26
Socialist Labor O. Alfred Olson 2,897 0.08
Write-in Others 3 0.00
Total votes 3,827,311 100

Attorney general

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1948 Illinois Attorney General election

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Ivan A. Elliott George F. Barrett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,019,401 1,806,137
Percentage 52.61% 47.06%

Attorney General before election

George F. Barrett
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Ivan A. Elliott
Democratic

Incumbent attorney general George F. Barrett, a Republican running for a third term, lost to Democrat Ivan A. Elliott

Democratic primary

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Attorney General Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ivan A. Elliott 283,831 51.85
Democratic Joseph P. Burke 263,586 48.15
Total votes 547,417 100

Republican primary

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Attorney General Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George F. Barrett (incumbent) 694,186 100
Write-in Others 1 0.00
Total votes 694,187

General election

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Attorney General election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ivan A. Elliott 2,019,401 52.61
Republican George F. Barrett (incumbent) 1,806,137 47.06
Prohibition Frederick Juchhoff 9,613 0.25
Socialist Labor Edward C. Gross 3,118 0.08
Write-in Others 4 0.00
Total votes 3,838,273 100

Secretary of State

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1948 Illinois Secretary of State election

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Edward J. Barrett William Stratton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,120,832 1,759,083
Percentage 54.49% 45.19%

Secretary of State before election

Edward J. Barrett
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Edward J. Barrett
Democratic

The Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

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Secretary of State Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Barrett (incumbent) 591,821 100
Total votes 591,821 100

Republican primary

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Former Illinois Treasurer and incumbent congressman William Stratton won the Republican primary, running unopposed.

Secretary of State Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William G. Stratton 713,430 100
Write-in Others 2 0.00
Total votes 713,432

General election

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Secretary of State election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Barrett (incumbent) 2,120,832 54.49
Republican William G. Stratton 1,759,083 45.19
Prohibition Maude Swits Stowell 9,636 0.25
Socialist Labor Gregory P. Lyngas 2,896 0.07
Write-in Others 6 0.07
Total votes 3,892,453 100

Auditor of Public Accounts

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1948 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Benjamin O. Cooper Sinon A. Murray
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,030,222 1,776,396
Percentage 53.15% 46.51%

Auditor of Public Accounts before election

Arthur C. Lueder
Republican

Elected Auditor of Public Accounts

Benjamin O. Cooper
Democratic

Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Arthur C. Lueder, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term. Democrat Benjamin O. Cooper was elected to succeed him in office.

Democratic primary

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Auditor of Public Accounts Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Benjamin O. Cooper 543,319 100
Total votes 543,319 100

Republican primary

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Auditor of Public Accounts Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sinon A. Murray 648,460 100
Write-in Others 2 0.00
Total votes 648,462 100

General election

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Auditor of Public Accounts election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Benjamin O. Cooper 2,030,222 53.15
Republican Sinon A. Murray 1,776,396 46.51
Prohibition Irving B. Gilbert 10,156 0.27
Socialist Labor Nick Mays 2,960 0.08
Write-in Others 2 0.0
Total votes 3,819,736 100

Treasurer

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1948 Illinois State Treasurer election

← 1946 November 2, 1948 1950 →
 
Nominee Ora Smith Elmer H. Droste
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,026,268 1,769,775
Percentage 53.20% 46.46%

Treasurer before election

Richard Yates Rowe
Republican

Elected Treasurer

Ora Smith
Democratic

Incumbent first-term Treasurer Richard Yates Rowe, a Republican, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for lieutenant governor. Democrat Ora Smith was elected to succeed him in office.

Democratic primary

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Treasurer Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ora Smith 541,808 100
Total votes 541,808 100

Republican primary

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Treasurer Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elmer H. Droste 644,417 100
Total votes 644,417

General election

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Treasurer election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ora Smith 2,026,268 53.20
Republican Elmer H. Droste 1,769,775 46.46
Prohibition Rupert J. Jordan 10,043 0.26
Socialist Labor Rudolph Kosie 3,024 0.08
Write-in Others 3 0.0
Total votes 3,809,113 100

State Senate

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Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1948. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

State House of Representatives

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Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1948. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.

Trustees of University of Illinois

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1948 Trustees of University of Illinois election
← 1946 November 2, 1948 1950 →

An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois.[6] All three Democratic nominees won.[6] The election was for six-year terms.

4,078,146 ballots were cast in the election.[6]

All three who were elected had never before held office as Trustees of the University of Illinois.[7] Incumbent Republican Chester R. Davis lost reelection.[7] Fellow Republican incumbents Martin Gerard Luken Sr. and Frank Hotchkiss McKelvey were not nominated for what would have been a second term.[7]

Trustees of the University of Illinois election[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Z. Hickman 1,952,705½ 17.25
Democratic Frances Best Watkins 1,933,764½ 16.95
Democratic George Wirt Herrick 1,918,521 16.95
Republican Chester R. Davis (incumbent) 1,860,339 16.43
Republican Dr. W. L. Crawford 1,837,011 16.23
Republican Charles L. Engstrom 1,781,733½ 15.74
Prohibition E.N. Himmel 11,417½ 0.10
Prohibition Regina Ethel Ruyle 10,988 0.10
Prohibition Ross E. Price 10,890½ 0.10
Socialist Labor Loren M. Johnson 3,332 0.03
Socialist Labor Bernard Campbell 3,222 0.03
Socialist Labor Henry Cortez 3,139 0.03
Write-in Others 2 0.00
Total votes 11,321,024½ 100

Judicial elections

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1948 Illinois judicial elections
← 1947
1949 →

Special judicial elections were held to fill vacancies.

Circuit Courts

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Tenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph E. Daily)
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Tenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph E. Daily)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Howard White 52,182 52.06
Democratic Baird V. Helfrich 48,062 47.95
Total votes 100,244 100
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Hayes)
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This election was held on November 2, 1948.[6]

Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Hayes)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert E. Larkin 37,341 53.76
Republican S J Holderman 32,118 46.24
Total votes 69,459 100

Local elections

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Local elections were held.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the General Election, November 2, 1948 Judicial elections, 1947–1948, • Primary Election General Primary, April 13, 1948" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 747. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Stevenson, Adlai E. II". mchistory.org. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ McKeever, Porter (1989). Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy. New York: William Morrow and Company. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-688-06661-1.
  5. ^ Whitney, Alan (July 15, 2009). "Stevenson of Illinois". The Nation. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 745–46, 785. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.