1942 United States Senate election in Illinois

1942 United States Senate election in Illinois

←  1940 (special) November 3, 1942 1948  →

Nominee Charles W. Brooks Raymond S. McKeough Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,582,887 1,380,011 Percentage 53.24% 46.41%

Results by county Brooks:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% McKeough:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Charles W. Brooks Republican Elected U.S. senator Charles W. Brooks Republican

The 1942 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1942. ^[1] Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks was reelected.

The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections. ^[1]

Primaries were held April 14, 1942. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Daly, perennial candidate
• Paul Douglas, Chicago Alderman
• Raymond S. McKeough, U.S. Representative from Chicago

Results

Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond S. McKeough	578,231	63.90
	Democratic	Paul Douglas	284,210	31.41
	Democratic	Lar Daly	42,418	4.69
	Write-in		1	0.00
Total votes			904,860	100

Republican primary

Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent)	696,024	80.41
	Republican	Warren Wright	142,025	16.41
	Republican	William J. Baker	27,571	3.19
	Write-in		1	0.00
Total votes			865,621	100

General election

1942 United States Senate election in Illinois ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles W. Brooks (incumbent)	1,582,887	53.24
	Democratic	Raymond S. McKeough	1,380,011	46.41
	Prohibition	Enoch A. Holtwick	10,331	0.35
	Write-in		32	0.00
Majority			202,876	6.83
Turnout			2,973,261
	Republican hold

See also

• 1942 United States Senate elections

References

1. "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 3, 1942 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1941-1942 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 14, 1942" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 4, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.