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1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
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1944 United States House of Representatives elections
1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois Illinois legislative no 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1942 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1946 All 26 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives 1944 11 07 Republican Party (United States) 15 4 1,939,543 50.05% 4.0 Democratic Party (United States) 11 4 1,933,888 49.91% 4.0 1944 Illinois United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg 275px
Democratic
#7996E2 50–60%
#6674DE 60–70%
#584CDE 70–80%
#3933E5 80–90%
Republican
#E27F7F 50–60%
#D75D5D 60–70%
#A80000 90–100%
All 26 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1944.
Democrats flipped four Republican-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 15 Republicans and 11 Democrats. The Democratic Party flipped the 3rd, 9th, 22nd, and at-large districts.
Overview
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinoishttps://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.pdf 1944 Election Statistics Clerk.house.gov 2015-04-04PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 1,939,543 50.05% 15 -4 Democratic 1,933,888 49.91% 11 +4 Independents 1,414 0.04% 0 — Totals 3,874,845 100.00% 26 —
District at-large
Illinois's at-large congressional district
Illinois's at-large congressional district, 1944
Democratic Party (United States)
Emily Taft Douglas
2,030,753
52.30
Republican Party (United States)
Stephen A. Day (incumbent)
1,839,518
47.38
Socialist Labor Party of America
Walter Klobuchar
6,588
0.17
Prohibition Party
Elizabeth S. Carr
5,798
0.15
3,882,657
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
District 1
Illinois's 1st congressional district
Democratic primary
Democratic primary resultshttps://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/DownloadVoteTotals.aspx IL state board of elections elections.il.gov 2024-12-10
Bill Dawson (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 12,820 53.3
Joseph Geary Democratic Party (United States) 11,224 46.7
24,044 100.0
General election results
Illinois's 1st congressional district, 1944
Democratic Party (United States)
Bill Dawson (Incumbent)
42,713
61.98
Republican Party (United States)
Jimmy Lee Tillman
26,204
38.02
68,917
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
References
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