1948 United States Senate election in Illinois

none March 2026 September 2023 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1942 United States Senate election in Illinois 1942 1954 United States Senate election in Illinois 1954 November 2, 1948 File:Paul Howard Douglas.jpg 150x150px Paul Douglas Democratic Party (United States) 2,147,754 55.07% File:Charles W. Brooks (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1947-1948) (cropped).png Charles W. Brooks Republican Party (United States) 1,740,026 44.61% 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsDouglas: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Brooks: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Tie: #cdafdc 40–50% U.S. Senator Charles W. Brooks Republican Party (United States) Paul Douglas Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection in a landslide to Democrat Paul Douglas. The primaries and general election coincided with those of other federal elections (United States President and House), as well as those for state elections. Primaries were held April 13, 1948. Democratic primary Democratic primaryIllinois Blue Book 1947-1948 Illinois Secretary of State 747 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/8271 29 March 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Paul H. Douglas 597,717 100 597,717 100 Republican primary Republican primary Republican Party (United States) C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent) 380,143 83.88 Republican Party (United States) William J. Baker 73,036 16.12 1 0.00 453,179 100 General election United States Senate election in Illinois, 1948http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1948election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 Clerk.house.gov June 9, 2019Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950 Illinois Secretary of State 745 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/bb/id/10866 29 March 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Paul H. Douglas 2,147,754 55.07% Republican Party (United States) C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent) 1,740,026 44.61% Prohibition Party (United States) Enoch A. Holtwick 9,784 0.25% Socialist Labor Party of America Frank Schnur 2,693 0.07% 28 0.00% 407,728 10.46% 3,900,285 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1948 United States Senate elections References 1948 Illinois United States Senate