The 1944 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1944[1] to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Scott W. Lucas won reelection to a second term.
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The race between Lucas and Republican Richard J. Lyons was a rematch of their 1938 United States Senate race six years prior.
Background
editThe primaries and general election coincided with those for federal offices (President and House) and state elections.
Primaries were held on April 11.[1]
Democratic primary
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) | 532,358 | 100 | |
| Write-in | Others | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 532,361 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Lyons | 536,030 | 79.02 | |
| Republican | Deenen A. Watson | 85,004 | 12.53 | |
| Republican | William J. Baker | 57,330 | 8.51 | |
| Write-in | Others | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 678,368 | 100 | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) | 2,059,023 | 52.61 | |
| Republican | Richard J. Lyons | 1,841,793 | 47.06 | |
| Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur | 7,312 | 0.19 | |
| Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 5,798 | 0.15 | |
| Total votes | 3,913,926 | 100 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 2, 2020.[permanent dead link]