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County results Douglas: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 40–50% Brooks: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Illinois |
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The 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection 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. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul H. Douglas | 597,717 | 100 | |
Total votes | 597,717 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent) | 380,143 | 83.88 | |
Republican | William J. Baker | 73,036 | 16.12 | |
Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 453,179 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul H. Douglas | 2,147,754 | 55.07% | |
Republican | C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent) | 1,740,026 | 44.61% | |
Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 9,784 | 0.25% | |
Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur | 2,693 | 0.07% | |
None | Write-In | 28 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 407,728 | 10.46% | ||
Turnout | 3,900,285 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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County results Douglas: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 40–50% Brooks: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Illinois |
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The 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection 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. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul H. Douglas | 597,717 | 100 | |
Total votes | 597,717 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent) | 380,143 | 83.88 | |
Republican | William J. Baker | 73,036 | 16.12 | |
Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 453,179 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul H. Douglas | 2,147,754 | 55.07% | |
Republican | C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent) | 1,740,026 | 44.61% | |
Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 9,784 | 0.25% | |
Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur | 2,693 | 0.07% | |
None | Write-In | 28 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 407,728 | 10.46% | ||
Turnout | 3,900,285 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |