1940 United States Senate special election in Illinois

none March 2026 August 2020 1940 United States Senate special election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1936 United States Senate election in Illinois 1936 1942 United States Senate election in Illinois 1942 November 5, 1940 x150px Charles W. Brooks (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1941-1942) (cropped).png C. Wayland Brooks Republican Party (United States) 2,045,924 50.07% James M. Slattery (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1939-1940) (cropped).png James M. Slattery Democratic Party (United States) 2,025,097 49.56% 1940 United States Senate special election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsBrooks: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Slattery: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator James M. Slattery Democratic Party (United States) Charles W. Brooks Republican Party (United States) The 1940 United States Senate special election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1940.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 3 September 2020 The election was triggered by the vacancy left by the death in office of Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis. After Lewis' death, James M. Slattery was appointed to fill the seat in the interim period until the individual elected in the special election would be sworn in. Slattery was the Democratic Party's nominee in the special election. He was defeated by Republican nominee C. Wayland Brooks. Brooks' father-in-law, Senator John Thomas of Idaho, also won a special election that same day and the two would serve in the Senate together until Thomas' death in 1945. The primaries and general election coincided with those for other federal elections (president and House) and those for state elections. Primaries were held April 9, 1940. Democratic primary Candidates Benjamin S. Adamowski, State Representative from Chicago James M. Slattery, interim Senator and former chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission Results Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) James M. Slattery (incumbent) 796,036 60.89 Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin S. Adamowski 511,231 39.11 1,307,267 100 Republican primary Candidates C. Wayland Brooks, nominee for Governor in 1936 Ralph E. Church, U.S. Representative from Evanston Results Republican primary Republican Party (United States) C. Wayland Brooks 618,857 59.61 Republican Party (United States) Ralph E. Church 419,315 40.39 1,038,172 100 General election 1940 United States Senate special election in IllinoisStatistics of the Congressional and Presidential election of November 5, 1940 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1940election.pdf November 26, 2014 Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House Republican Party (United States) C. Wayland Brooks 2,045,924 50.07 Democratic Party (United States) James M. Slattery (incumbent) 2,025,097 49.56 Prohibition Party Enoch A. Holtwick 3,844 0.21 Socialist Party of America Clarence H. Mayer 2,281 0.16 7 0.00 20,827 0.51 4,086,179 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1940 United States Senate elections References 1940 Illinois United States Senate Illinois 1940 Illinois 1940 United States Senate 1940