1942 Illinois elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1942 Illinois elections Illinois 1915 presidential no 1940 Illinois elections 1940 1944 Illinois elections 1944 November 3, 1942 Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1942.OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 3, 1942 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1941-1942 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 14, 1942 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1942/PE%20and%20GE%201942.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 4 August 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Primaries were held April 14, 1942. 3 Election information 1942 was a midterm election year in the United States of America. Turnout In the primary election 1,963,298 ballots were cast (1,026,644 Democratic and 936,654 Republican). In the general election 3,049,312 ballots were cast. Federal elections United States Senate 1942 United States Senate election in Illinois 1942 United States Senate elections Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks was reelected. United States House 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1942 United States House of Representatives elections Illinois had redistricted before this election, and had lost one seat due to reapportionment following the 1950 United States census. All of Illinois' remaining 26 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1942. Before the election Republicans held 16 seats and Democrats held 11 seats from Illinois. In 1942, Republicans won 19 seats and Democrats won 7 seats. State elections Treasurer 1942 Illinois State Treasurer election Illinois 1915 presidential no 1940 Illinois elections#Treasurer 1940 1944 Illinois elections#Treasurer 1944 November 3, 1942 x150px William Stratton (1).jpg William G. Stratton Republican Party (United States) 1,553,944 54.25% 3x4.svg W. D. Forsyth Democratic Party (United States) 1,300,091 45.39% 1942 Illinois state treasurer election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsStratton: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Forsyth: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Treasurer Warren Wright Republican Party (United States) William G. Stratton Republican Party (United States) Incumbent first-term Treasurer, Republican Warren Wright, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for United States Senate. Republican William G. Stratton was elected to succeed him. Democratic primary W. D. Forsyth defeated former Illinois Treasurer and Auditor of Public Accounts Edward J. Barrett and two other candidates. Treasurer Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) W. D. Forsyth 427,688 48.98 Democratic Party (United States) Edward J. Barrett 332,011 38.02 Democratic Party (United States) Edward J. Callahan 63,832 7.31 Democratic Party (United States) John H. Condon 49,711 5.69 873,242 100 Republican primary Incumbent congressman William G. Stratton won the Republican nomination. Treasurer Republican primary Republican Party (United States) William G. Stratton 625,445 79.27 Republican Party (United States) Harold T. Halfpenny 100,637 12.75 Republican Party (United States) Charles P. MacAuley 62,957 7.98 789,039 100 General election Treasurer election William G. Stratton Republican Party (United States) 1,553,944 54.25 Democratic Party (United States) W. D. Forsyth 1,300,091 45.39 Prohibition Party (United States) William G. Goodman 10,537 0.37 2,864,572 100 Superintendent of Public Instruction 1942 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election Illinois presidential no 1938 Illinois elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 1938 1946 Illinois elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction 1946 November 3, 1942 x150px Vernon Nickell circa 1945 (3x4).jpg Vernon L. Nickell Republican Party (United States) 1,497,550 52.71% John A. Wieland 21001 (3x4).jpg John A. Wieland Democratic Party (United States) 1,333,679 46.94% Superintendent John A. Wieland Democratic Party (United States) Vernon L. Nickell Republican Party (United States) Incumbent second-term Superintendent of Public Instruction John A. Wieland, a Democrat, lost re-election, being unseated by Republican Vernon L. Nickell.- Democratic primary Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) John A. Wieland (incumbent) 777,534 100 Write-in Others 19 0.00 777,553 100 Republican primary Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Vernon L. Nickell 348,379 48.56 Republican Party (United States) Wiley B. Garvin 151,007 21.05 Republican Party (United States) Michael I. Cleary 114,804 16.00 Republican Party (United States) W. C. Handlin 103,276 14.40 Write-in Others 1 0.00 717,467 100 General election Superintendent of Public Instruction election Republican Party (United States) Vernon L. Nickell 1,497,550 52.71 John A. Wieland (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,333,679 46.94 Clay Freeman Gaumer Prohibition Party (United States) 9,944 0.35 2,841,173 100 State Senate Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1942. Republicans retained control of the chamber. State House of Representatives Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1942. Republicans retained control of the chamber. Trustees of University of Illinois 1942 Trustees of University of Illinois election legislative no 1940 University of Illinois trustees election 1940 1944 University of Illinois trustees election 1944 November 3, 1942 Seats up Races won 3 out of 9 seats on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees 5 Republican Party (United States) 4 1 6 2 4,492,540 53.57% 3.13%A A 1 3 Democratic Party (United States) 5 3 2 3,859,990 ½ 46.03% 3.24%B B 2 0 OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 5, 1940 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1939–1940 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, APRIL 9, 1940 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1940/PE%20and%20GE%201940.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210624113817/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1940/PE%20and%20GE%201940.pdf dead June 24, 2021 Illinois State Board of Elections 2 August 2020 An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois. All three Republican nominees won. With their net increase of two seats in this election, Republicans captured a majority of seats on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Incumbent Republican Chester R. Davis (elected in a special election two years prior) was reelected. New Republican members Martin G. Luken and Frank H. McKelvey were also elected. Incumbent Democrats Homer M. Adams and James M. Cleary were not renominated. Kenney E. Williamson, one of the Democratic Party nominees, had briefly served before, having been appointed in 1940. 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) Chester R. Davis (incumbent) 1,515,787 18.08 Republican Party (United States) Frank H. McKelvey 1,500,721½ 17.90 Republican Party (United States) Martin G. Luken 1,476,031½ 17.60 Democratic Party (United States) T. V. Smith 1,322,287½ 15.77 Walter Williams Democratic Party (United States) 1,272,182½ 15.17 Kenney E. Williamson Democratic Party (United States) 1,265,520½ 15.09 Mildred E. Young Prohibition Party (United States) 11,542 0.14 Alonzo L. Parrott Prohibition Party (United States) 10,927½ 0.13 Minnie Broom Koss Prohibition Party (United States) 10,563 0.13 Others Write-in 2 0.00 8,385,565 100 Judicial elections Supreme Court On June 1, 1942, several districts of the Supreme Court of Illinois had elections. 1st district Republican Charles H. Thompson unseated Democratic incumbent Paul Farthing. 1st district Supreme Court of Illinois election Republican Party (United States) Charles H. Thompson 55,832 50.99 Democratic Party (United States) Paul Farthing (incumbent) 53,667 49.01 109,499 100 2nd district Republican incumbent June C. Smith with reelected. 2nd district Supreme Court of Illinois election Republican Party (United States) June C. Smith (incumbent) 48,380 57.47 Democratic Party (United States) D.H. Mudge 35,811 42.54 84,191 100 3rd district Republican incumbent Walter T. Gunn was reelected, running unopposed. 3rd district Supreme Court of Illinois election Republican Party (United States) Walter T. Gunn (incumbent) 14,208 98.67 Write-in Others 192 1.33 14,400 100 6th district Incumbent Democrat Elwyn Riley Shaw was unseated by Republican William J. Fulton. 6th district Supreme Court of Illinois election Republican Party (United States) William J. Fulton 35,015 74.51 Democratic Party (United States) Elwyn R. Shaw (incumbent) 11,976 25.49 Write-in Others 1 0.00 46,992 100 7th district Incumbent Democrat Francis S. Wilson was reelected, running unopposed. 7th district Supreme Court of Illinois election Democratic Party (United States) Francis S. Wilson (incumbent) 254,707 99.78 Write-in Others 552 0.22 255,259 100 Lower courts Election were held on November 3, 1942, to fill two vacancies on the 16th Judicial Circuit and one vacancy on the 17th Judicial Circuit. An election was held November 3, 1942 to fill two vacancies on the Superior Court of Cook County. Ballot measure One measure was put before voters in 1942. Illinois Revenue Amendment The Illinois Revenue Amendment, a proposed amendment to Section 1 of Article IX of the Constitution, failed to meet the threshold for approval.Illinois Revenue Amendment (1942) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Revenue_Amendment_(1942) Ballotpedia 5 August 2020 en If approved, this amendment would have enabled the legislature to exempt from certain taxes businesses that sold food for human consumption, allowing the legislature to define the word "food". 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 Revenue Amendment Option Votes % of all ballotscast Yes 979,892 32.14 No 346,232 11.35 Total votes 1,326,124 43.49 Local elections Local elections were held. Notes A A This figure (3.13%) represents the increase from the share of both the result of the 1940 regular election and the combined vote of the 1940 regular and special elections (Republicans won 50.44% of both these election totals in 1940). B B This figure (3.24) represents the decrease from the share of the combined vote of the 1940 regular and special elections. The change from the result of the 1940 regular election alone would be 3.13%. References Illinois Category:1942 state legislature elections in the United States