Elections were held in

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on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.

Primaries Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the c ...

were held April 13, 1948.

Election information

Turnout

In the primaries, 1,649,655 ballots were cast (745,645 Democratic and 904,010 Republican). In the general election, 4,075,090 ballots were cast.

Federal elections

United States President

Illinois voted for the Democratic

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and

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United States Senate

Incumbent Republican

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lost reelection to Democrat

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United States House

All 26 Illinois seats in the

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were up for election in 1948. Illinois had

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before this election, eliminating its at-large district.

State elections

Governor

Incumbent

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, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat

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. Stevenson's victory was regarded as a surprise upset, and his margin of victory of 572,067 votes was, at the time, record breaking for an Illinois gubernatorial election.

General election

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent

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Hugh W. Cross, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term. Democrat Sherwood Dixon was elected to succeed him in office.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Attorney general

Incumbent

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George F. Barrett, a Republican running for a third term, lost to Democrat Ivan A. Elliott

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Secretary of State

The Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Former Illinois Treasurer and incumbent congressman

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won the Republican primary, running unopposed.

General election

Auditor of Public Accounts

Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts

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, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term. Democrat Benjamin O. Cooper was elected to succeed him in office.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Treasurer

Incumbent first-term

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Richard Yates Rowe, a Republican, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for lieutenant governor. Democrat Ora Smith was elected to succeed him in office.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

State Senate

Seats of the

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were up for election in 1948. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

State House of Representatives

Seats in the

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were up for election in 1948. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.

Trustees of University of Illinois

An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of

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. All three Democratic nominees won. The election was for six-year terms. 4,078,146 ballots were cast in the election. All three who were elected had never before held office as Trustees of the University of Illinois. Incumbent Republican Chester R. Davis lost reelection. Fellow Republican incumbents Martin Gerard Luken Sr. and Frank Hotchkiss McKelvey were not nominated for what would have been a second term.

Judicial elections

Special judicial elections were held to fill vacancies.

Circuit Courts

= Tenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph E. Daily)

= Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Hayes)

= This election was held on November 2, 1948.

Local elections

Local elections were held.

References

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Adlai Stevenson II