1946 Illinois elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1946 Illinois elections Illinois 1915 presidential no 1944 Illinois elections 1944 1948 Illinois elections 1948 November 5, 1946 Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 1946.OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the General Election, November 5, 1946 Judicial Elections, 1945, 1946 • Primary Election General Primary, April 9, 1946 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1946/PE%20and%20GE%201946.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 9 July 2020 January 14, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260114082510/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1946/PE%20and%20GE%201946.pdf dead Primaries were held April 9, 1946. 3 Election information 1946 was a midterm election year in the United States. Turnout In the primary election 1,531,657 ballots were cast (741,821 Democratic and 789,836 Republican). In the general election 3,619,332 ballots were cast. Federal elections United States House 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1946 United States House of Representatives elections 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois Illinois legislative no 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1944 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1948 All 26 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives 1946 11 05 Republican Party (United States) 20 Democratic Party (United States) 6 File:1946 Illinois United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg Democratic #7996E2 50–60% #584CDE 70–80% Republican #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% x250px All 26 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1946. Republicans flipped five Republican-held seats, leaving the Illinois House delegation to consist of 20 Republicans and 6 Democrats. State elections Treasurer 1946 Illinois State Treasurer election Illinois 1915 presidential no 1944 Illinois elections#Treasurer 1944 1948 Illinois elections#Treasurer 1948 November 5, 1946 x150px Richard Yates Rowe 7545 (3x4).jpg Richard Yates Rowe Republican Party (United States) 1,959,881 56.73% 3x4.svg Sam Keys Democratic Party (United States) 1,480,597 42.86% 1946 Illinois state treasurer election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsRowe: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Keys: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Treasurer Conrad F. Becker Republican Party (United States) Richard Yates Rowe Republican Party (United States) Incumbent first-term Treasurer, Republican Conrad F. Becker, did not seek reelection. Republican Richard Yates Rowe was elected to succeed him. Democratic primary Treasurer Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Sam Keys 385,419 100 385,419 100 Republican primary Treasurer Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Richard Yates Rowe 411,070 61.22 Republican Party (United States) Stephen A. Day 202,594 30.17 Republican Party (United States) I. Jay Brown 57,838 8.61 Write-in Others 4 0.00 671,506 100 General election Treasurer election Richard Yates Rowe Republican Party (United States) 1,959,881 56.73 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Keys 1,480,597 42.86 Prohibition Party (United States) Robert W. Melven 14,144 0.41 3,454,622 100 Superintendent of Public Instruction 1946 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election Illinois presidential no 1942 Illinois elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 1942 1950 Illinois elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 1950 November 5, 1946 x150px Vernon Nickell circa 1945 (3x4).jpg Vernon L. Nickell Republican Party (United States) 1,959,738 57.37% 3x4.svg C. H. Engle Democratic Party (United States) 1,439,645 42.14% Superintendent Vernon L. Nickell Republican Party (United States) Vernon L. Nickell Republican Party (United States) Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Vernon L. Nickell, a Republican, was reelected to a second term. Democratic primary Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) C. H. Engle 567,801 100 567,801 100 Republican primary Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Vernon L. Nickell (incumbent) 599,582 100 Write-in Others 5 0.00 599,587 100 General election Superintendent of Public Instruction election Republican Party (United States) Vernon L. Nickell (incumbent) 1,959,738 57.37 C. Hobart Engle Democratic Party (United States) 1,439,645 42.14 Henry L. Lundquist Prohibition Party (United States) 16,813 0.49 3,416,196 100 State Senate Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1946. Republicans retained control of the chamber. State House of Representatives Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1946. Republicans retained control of the chamber. Trustees of University of Illinois 1946 Trustees of University of Illinois election legislative no 1944 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1944 1948 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1948 November 5, 1946 Seats up Races won 3 out of 9 seats on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees 5 Republican Party (United States) 6 6 5,763,206 57.11% 2.03% 3 3 Democratic Party (United States) 3 3 4,280,012 42.42% 8.10% 0 0 OFFICIAL 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 An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois. Republicans won all three seats. However, since all three seats up for election were already held by Republicans, this did not change the partisan composition of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, with the board's 9–3 Republican majority over Democrats being retained. First-term Republican incumbents Park Livingston and John R. Fornof were reelected. New Republican member Doris Simpson Holt was elected. Third-term Republican incumbent Helen M. L. Grigsby was not renominated. Trustees of the University of Illinois electionTrustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees https://www.bot.uillinois.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_694865/File/UI-trustees-chronological.pdf University of Illinois 1 April 2020 Republican Party (United States) Park Livingston (incumbent) 1,961,346½ 19.44 Republican Party (United States) John R. Fornof (incumbent) 1,915,895 18.69 Republican Party (United States) Doris Simpson Holt 1,885,964½ 18.69 Don Forsyth Democratic Party (United States) 1,463,251½ 14.50 James Everett Etherton Democratic Party (United States) 1,420,780 14.08 Albert H. Wohlers Democratic Party (United States) 1,395,980½ 13.83 Henry Johnson Long Prohibition Party (United States) 16,488½ 0.16 Mildred E. Young Prohibition Party (United States) 16,202 0.16 Louis Gilbert Krandell Prohibition Party (United States) 14,776 0.15 10,090,684½ 100 Judicial elections On June 3, 1946, elections were held to fill vacancies on the Superior Court of Cook County. On November 5, 1946, a special election was held to fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court of Cook County. On December 17, 1946, a special election was held to fill a vacancy on the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Ballot measures Two measures was put before voters in 1946. Illinois Gateway Amendment The Illinois Gateway Amendment, a proposed amendment to Section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution, failed to meet the threshold for approval.Illinois Gateway Amendment (1946) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Gateway_Amendment_(1946) Ballotpedia 4 August 2020 en If approved, this amendment would have enabled the legislature to submit legislatively referred amendments to up to three constitutional articles per session. In order to be approved, legislatively referred constitutional amendments required approval equal to a majority of voters voting in the entire general election.Illinois Constitution of 1870 ARTICLE XIV Section 2 Illinois Gateway Amendment Option Votes % of all ballotscast Yes 1,273,653 35.19 No 368,108 10.17 Total votes 1,641,761 45.36 World War II Veterans' Compensation Act The World War II Veterans' Compensation Act, a legislatively referred bond issue, was approved by voters.Illinois Veterans' Compensation Question (1946) Ballotpedia https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Veterans%27_Compensation_Question_(1946) 4 August 2020 The bond issue would be used to compensate veterans of World War II. It was required to be approved by a vote equal to vote for whichever chamber of the state legislature received the greatest vote total. In this case, that meant it needed to receive 1,709,721 votes. World War II Veterans' Compensation Act Yes 2,173,425 68.92 No 980,345 31.09 3,153,770 100 Local elections Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections. References Illinois