1918 United States Senate election in Illinois

none March 2026 December 2020 1918 United States Senate election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1913 United States Senate elections in Illinois 1913 1924 United States Senate election in Illinois 1924 November 5, 1918 x150px McCORMICK, JOSEPH MEDILL. REP. FROM ILLINOIS, 1917-1919; SENATOR, 1919-1925. OWNER, CHICAGO TRIBUNE LCCN2016870109 (cropped1).jpg Medill McCormick Republican Party (United States) 479,967 50.50% J.H. Lewis - Moffett, Chicago LCCN2014682655 (1).jpg J. Hamilton Lewis Democratic Party (United States) 426,943 44.92% 1918 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcCormick: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Lewis: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. senator J. Hamilton Lewis Democratic Party (United States) Medill McCormick Republican Party (United States) The 1918 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1918.OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE General Election, November 5, 1918 Judicial Elections, 1917-1918, Primary Election, September 11, 1918 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1924/PE%20and%20GE%201924.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 19 December 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Incumbent Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis lost reelection to Republican Medill McCormick. The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections. The primaries were held September 11, 1918. This was the first election for this U.S. Senate seat to be held after the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect, and was therefore the first time that this seat faced a popular election. Democratic primary Candidates James Hamilton Lewis, incumbent U.S. senator 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 James Traynor Results Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) James Hamilton Lewis (incumbent) 169,552 81.37 Democratic Party (United States) James O. Monroe 21,288 10.22 Democratic Party (United States) James Traynor 17,523 8.41 208,363 100 Republican primary Candidates Alfred E. Case George Edmund Foss, U.S. congressman Medill McCormick, U.S. congressman Patrick H. O'Donnell William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago Results Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Medill McCormick 192,222 44.04 Republican Party (United States) William Hale Thompson 169,552 38.85 Republican Party (United States) George Edmund Foss 62,040 14.22 Republican Party (United States) Patrick H. O'Donnell 7,535 1.73 Republican Party (United States) Alfred E. Case 5,075 1.16 436,424 100 Socialist primary Candidates William Bross Lloyd, attorney and activist Results Socialist primary Socialist Party of America William Bross Lloyd 1,801 100 1,801 100 General election Candidates John M. Francis (Socialist Labor) J. Hamilton Lewis (Democrat), incumbent U.S. senator William Bross Lloyd (Socialist), attorney and activist Medill McCormick (Republican), U.S. congressman Frank B. Vennum (Prohibition Party), activist, capitalist, philanthropist, and 1912 candidate for Illinois treasurerOur Campaigns - Candidate - Frank B. Vennum https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=73557 www.ourcampaigns.com 20 December 2020 Results 1918 United States Senate election in Illinois Republican Party (United States) Medill McCormick 479,967 50.50 Democratic Party (United States) James Hamilton Lewis (incumbent) 426,943 44.92 Socialist Party of America William Bross Lloyd 37,167 3.91 Socialist Labor Party (United States) John M. Francis 3,268 0.34 Prohibition Party Frank B. Vennum 3,151 0.33 53,024 5.58 950,496 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1918 United States Senate elections References 1918 Illinois United States Senate Category:William Hale Thompson