1944 United States Senate election in Illinois

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 United States Senate election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Illinois 1938 1950 United States Senate election in Illinois 1950 November 7, 1944 x150px ScottWikeLucas (1).jpg Scott W. Lucas Democratic Party (United States) 2,059,023 52.61% Richard J. Lyons (193211).jpg Richard J. Lyons Republican Party (United States) 1,841,793 47.06% 1944 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsLucas: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Lyons: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Senator Scott W. Lucas Democratic Party (United States) Scott W. Lucas Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1944OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1944/PE%20and%20GE%201944.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 2 August 2020February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Scott W. Lucas won reelection to a second term. The race between Lucas and Republican Richard J. Lyons was a rematch of their 1938 United States Senate race six years prior. Background The primaries and general election coincided with those for federal offices (President and House) and state elections. Primaries were held on April 11. Democratic primary Candidates Scott W. Lucas, incumbent U.S. senator since 1939 Results Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) 532,358 100 3 0.01 532,361 100 Republican primary Candidates William J. Baker Richard J. Lyons, former state representative from Libertyville and nominee for U.S. senator in 1938 Deenan A. Watson Results Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Lyons 536,030 79.02 Republican Party (United States) Deenen A. Watson 85,004 12.53 Republican Party (United States) William J. Baker 57,330 8.51 4 0.00 678,368 100 General election Candidates Enoch A. Holtwick, Greenville College history professor, temperance activist, and perennial candidate (Prohibition) Scott W. Lucas, incumbent U.S. senator since 1939 (Democratic) Richard J. Lyons, former state representative from Libertyville and nominee for U.S. senator in 1938 (Republican) Frank Schnur (Socialist Labor) Results General election Democratic Party (United States) Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) 2,059,023 52.61 Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Lyons 1,841,793 47.06 Socialist Labor Party of America Frank Schnur 7,312 0.19 Prohibition Party Enoch A. Holtwick 5,798 0.15 3,913,926 100 See also 1944 United States Senate elections References Illinois United States Senate Category:United States Senate elections in Illinois