Elections in Illinois |
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All 26 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1944.
Democrats flipped four Republican-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 15 Republicans and 11 Democrats. The Democratic Party flipped the 3rd, 9th, 22nd, and at-large districts.
Overview
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 1,939,543 | 50.05% | 15 | -4 | |
Democratic | 1,933,888 | 49.91% | 11 | +4 | |
Independents | 1,414 | 0.04% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 3,874,845 | 100.00% | 26 | — |
District at-large
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emily Taft Douglas | 2,030,753 | 52.30 | |
Republican | Stephen A. Day (incumbent) | 1,839,518 | 47.38 | |
Socialist Labor | Walter Klobuchar | 6,588 | 0.17 | |
Prohibition | Elizabeth S. Carr | 5,798 | 0.15 | |
Total votes | 3,882,657 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 1
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Dawson (Incumbent) | 12,820 | 53.3 | |
Democratic | Joseph Geary | 11,224 | 46.7 | |
Total votes | 24,044 | 100.0 |
General election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Dawson (Incumbent) | 42,713 | 61.98 | |
Republican | Jimmy Lee Tillman | 26,204 | 38.02 | |
Total votes | 68,917 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "1944 Election Statistics" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "IL state board of elections". elections.il.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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