1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois

none March 2026 December 2020 1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1926 United States Senate election in Illinois 1926 1932 United States Senate election in Illinois 1932 November 6, 1928 x150px Otis Ferguson Glenn (1).jpg Otis F. Glenn Republican Party (United States) 1,594,031 54.46% Anton Cermak cph.3b27410 (1).jpg Anton Cermak Democratic Party (United States) 1,315,338 44.94% 1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsGlenn: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Cermak: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. senator Vacant Otis F. Glenn Republican Party (United States) The 1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1928.OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, November 6, 1928 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1927-1928 PRIMARY ELECTIONS GENERAL PRIMARY, April 10, 1928 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 10, 1928 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1928/PE%20and%20GE%201928.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20220201235017/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1928/PE%20and%20GE%201928.pdf dead February 1, 2022 Illinois State Board of Elections 18 December 2020 The election was held due to the U.S. Senate's refusal to seat 1926 election winner, Republican Frank L. Smith, due to allegations of election fraud.Frank Lloyd Wright Library https://web.archive.org/web/20180917112647/http://steinerag.com/flw/Books/SmithBank.htm#0215.10 September 17, 2018 , Frank L. Smith photographs, US Senate campaign brochure, accessed September 16, 2017 senate.gov The Election Case of Frank L. Smith of Illinois (1928) Senate Historical Office, United States Senate https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/electing-appointing-senators/contested-senate-elections/110Frank_Smith.htmCongressional Record - Senate https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1927-pt2-v68/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1927-pt2-v68-11.pdf govinfo.gov 19111982 January 19, 1927 The election saw the election of Republican Otis F. Glenn. The primaries and general election coincided with those for federal elections (president and House) and those for state elections. Primaries were held April 10, 1928. Democratic primary Candidates Anton Cermak, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners James O. Monroe, attorney and perennial candidateOur Campaigns - Candidate - James O. Monroe https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=158870 www.ourcampaigns.com 20 December 2020 Results Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) A. J. Cermak 176,750 71.32 Democratic Party (United States) James O. Monroe 71,068 28.68 Write-in Others 3 0.00 247,821 100 Republican primary Candidates Otis F. Glenn, former Illinois state senator Frank L. Smith, unseated winner of 1926 U.S. Senate election Campaign The Illinois Republican primaries of 1928 were plagued with electoral violence, and were dubbed the "Pineapple Primary". Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson backed Smith for Senate, while Charles S. Deneen, who held Illinois' other U.S. Senate seat, backed Glenn. Thompson and Deneen controlled rival factions of the state's Republican Party.Chicago's Primary Today Washington Post April 10, 1928 6Wendt Lloyd Big Bill of Chicago 1953 Bobbs-Merrill Indianapolis, Indiana 54–65 Herman Kogan Thompson's faction was vastly dominant at the time.Machine Guns and Bombs May Decide the Chicago Primary Result Tuesday Washington Post April 8, 1928 M1 Results Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Otis F. Glenn 611,897 63.26 Republican Party (United States) Frank L. Smith 355,356 36.74 Write-in Others 3 0.00 967,256 100 General election 1928 United States Senate special election in Illinoishttps://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 4, 2014 Republican Party (United States) Otis F. Glenn 1,594,031 54.46 Democratic Party (United States) A. J. Cermak 1,315,338 44.94 Socialist Party of America George Ross Kirkpatrick 13,002 0.44 Workers Party of America Max Bedacht 3,177 0.11 Socialist Labor Party (United States) G. A. Jenning 1,463 0.05 278,693 9.52 2,927,011 See also 1928 United States Senate elections References 1928 Illinois United States Senate Illinois 1928 Illinois 1928 United States Senate 1928