1934 Illinois Senate election

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1934 Illinois Senate election
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27 out of 51 seats in the Illinois Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election3318
Seats after3516
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote972,045697,772
Percentage58.13%41.73%
Presidents pro tempore before election

Richey V. Graham
Democratic

Elected Presidents pro tempore

Richey V. Graham
Democratic

The 1934 Illinois Senate election was held on November 6, 1934, to determine which party would control the Illinois Senate for the following two years in the 59th Illinois General Assembly. The 26 odd-numbered seats out of the 51 seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election alongside a special election to fill the vacancy left in District 40 following the death of incumbent democratic state senator Clifford J. Vogelsang on May 8, 1933. The primary was held on April 10, 1934. Prior to the election, 33 seats were held by Democrats and 18 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw Democrats expanding their majority in the State Senate by 2 seats. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 29: Edward P. O'Grady retired.
  2. District 49: E. P. Kline retired.

Republicans

  1. District 7: Arthur A. Huebsch retired.
  2. District 33: Martin R. Carlson retired.
  3. District 35: Harry G. Wright retired.
  4. District 51: Charles H. Thompson retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary

Democrats

  1. District 23: William F. Gillmeister lost renomination to Thomas E. Keane.

Republicans

  1. District 3: Adelbert H. Roberts lost renomination to William E. King. [4]

In general

Republicans

  1. District 5: Roy C. Woods lost re-election to Thomas Vernor Smith.

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 7, 0.12%
  2. District 3, 0.90%
  3. District 43, 0.98%
  4. District 51, 1.62%
  5. District 41, 1.76%
  6. District 35, 3.06%
  7. District 45, 4.81%
  8. District 5, 5.68% (gain)
  9. District 33, 6.00% (gain)

Results

District 1

District 1 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Serritella (incumbent) 5,860 100.0%
Total votes5,860 100.0%
Republican hold

District 3

District 3 election, 1934 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. King 17,384 50.55%
Democratic Bryant A. Hammond17,00449.45%
Total votes34,388 100.0%
Republican hold

District 5

District 5 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Vernor Smith 41,799 52.84%
Republican Roy C. Woods (incumbent)37,30047.16%
Total votes79,099 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

District 7 election, 1934 [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur J. Bidwill 58,479 50.06%
Democratic Charles F. Baumrucker 58,33049.94%
Total votes116,809 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

District 9 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patrick J. Carroll (incumbent) 30,340 80.23%
Republican William M. Zipperman7,47619.77%
Total votes37,816 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 11

District 11 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John M. Lee (incumbent) 83,987 65.40%
Republican Lester W. Porter44,44034.60%
Total votes128,427 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 13

District 13 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Francis J. Loughran (incumbent) 83,987 55.59%
Republican Grenville Beardsley 65,81143.56%
Independent Joseph R. Burda9000.60%
Prohibition Harmon W. Reed3840.25%
Total votes151,082 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 15

District 15 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter P. Kielminski (incumbent) 12,058 75.59%
Republican Felix Kaski3,89424.41%
Total votes15,952 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 17

District 17 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James B. Leonardo (incumbent) 5,576 100.0%
Total votes5,576 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

District 19 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richey V. Graham (incumbent) 106,311 77.34%
Republican Edward G. Konvalinka30,53322.21%
Independent Alonzo J. Boulanger6150.45%
Total votes137,459 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 21

District 21 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George M. Maypole (incumbent) 38,540 68.41%
Republican Joseph B. Caracci17,79631.59%
Total votes56,336 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 23

District 23 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas E. Keane 48,024 59.62%
Republican William G. Thon 32,52440.38%
Total votes80,548 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 25

District 25 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank J. Huckin Jr. (incumbent) 115,873 62.75%
Republican Oscar C. Johnson68,77537.25%
Total votes184,648 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 27

District 27 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Broderick (incumbent) 13,520 81.32%
Republican George A. Gillmeister3,10618.68%
Total votes16,626 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 29

District 29 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William J. Connors 10,445 61.10%
Republican Robert M. Woodward 6,64938.90%
Total votes17,094 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 31

District 31 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold G. Ward (incumbent) 45,634 57.77%
Republican Homer A. Dodge33,36242.23%
Total votes78,996 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 33

District 33 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert M. Harper 25,347 53.00%
Republican William B. Schroder22,47547.00%
Total votes47,822 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 35

District 35 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George C. Dixon 20,739 51.53%
Democratic Henry J. White19,50948.47%
Total votes40,248 100.0%
Republican hold

District 37

District 37 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas P. Gunning (incumbent) 24,699 63.43%
Democratic James H. Andrews14,24136.57%
Total votes38,940 100.0%
Republican hold

District 39

District 39 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Noah M. Mason (incumbent) 23,310 57.65%
Democratic James R. Johnson17,12342.35%
Total votes40,433 100.0%
Republican hold

District 40 (Special)

District 40 special election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Wesley Fribley 24,334 55.78%
Republican J. W. Spresser19,29044.22%
Total votes43,624 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 41

District 41 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard J. Barr (incumbent) 39,957 50.88%
Democratic John V. McCarthy38,56749.12%
Total votes78,524 100.0%
Republican hold

District 43

District 43 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clinton L. Ewing (incumbent) 20,153 50.49%
Democratic M. P. Rice19,76049.51%
Total votes39,913 100.0%
Republican hold

District 45

District 45 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Earle Benjamin Searcy (incumbent) 33,441 52.06%
Democratic S. I. Gresham30,35247.25%
Socialist Louis Aidich4420.69%
Total votes64,235 100.0%
Republican hold

District 47

District 47 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James O. Monroe (incumbent) 27,883 62.06%
Republican Alvin C. Bohm17,04537.94%
Total votes44,928 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 49

District 49 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Louis J. Menges 31,249 61.84%
Republican W. R. Weber19,28038.16%
Total votes50,529 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 51

District 51 election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Oral P. Tuttle 18,418 50.81%
Democratic Kenneth L. Jones17,82849.19%
Total votes36,246 100.0%
Republican hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Despite his victory, Arthur J. Bidwill was ousted four and one half months after the election by the Democrat-controlled Senate on a vote of 28 to 14 citing voting irregularities. Charles F. Baumrucker would be named as his replacement. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Illinois: State Senate, 1930s". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Illinois blue book, 1935-1936". idaillinois.org. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Full text of "Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the general election ..., judicial elections..., primary elections.."". archive.org. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Illinois blue book, 1935-1936". idaillinois.org. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Walton, Hanes Jr.; Puckett, Sherman; Deskins, Donald R. Jr. The African American Electorate. SAGE. ISBN   9780872895089 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Demo Whiplash Felt In Ouster Of G.O.P Solon". Urbana Daily Courier . 16 May 1935 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
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