1948 United States Senate election in Illinois

1948 United States Senate election in Illinois

←  1942 November 2, 1948 1954  →

Nominee Paul Douglas Charles W. Brooks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,147,754 1,740,026 Percentage 55.07% 44.61%

County results Douglas:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Brooks:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     40–50%

U.S. senator before election Charles W. Brooks Republican Elected U.S. Senator Paul Douglas Democratic

The 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection in the landslide 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]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul H. Douglas	597,717	100
Total votes			597,717	100

Republican primary

Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. Wayland Brooks (incumbent)	380,143	83.88
	Republican	William J. Baker	73,036	16.12
	Write-in		1	0.00
Total votes			453,179	100

General election

United States Senate election in Illinois, 1948 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%
	Write-in		28	0.00%
Majority			407,728	10.46%
Turnout			3,900,285
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1948 United States Senate elections

References

1. Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 747. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
3. Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 745. Retrieved March 29, 2020.