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'''Elections''' were held in '''[[Illinois]]''' on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.<ref name="results">{{cite web |title= OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the General Election, November 2, 1948 Judicial elections, 1947–1948, • Primary Election General Primary, April 13, 1948 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1948/PE%20and%20GE%201948.pdf|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref>
'''Elections''' were held in '''[[Illinois]]''' on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.
⚫ [[Primary election| Primaries
]] were held April 13
, 1948 .
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==Election information==
==Election information==
⚫ Primaries were held April 13.<ref name=bluebookprimary/>
===Turnout===
===Turnout===
In the primaries, 1,649,655 ballots were cast (745,645 Democratic and 904,010 Republican).<ref name=bluebookprimary/>
In the primaries, 1,649,655 ballots were cast (745,645 Democratic and 904,010 Republican).<ref name="results"/> <ref name=bluebookprimary/>
In the general election, 4,078,146 ballots were cast.<ref name=ILbluebook/>
In the general election, 4,075 ,090 ballots were cast.<ref name="results" />
==Federal elections==
==Federal elections==
Elections were held in Illinois [ 1]
Primaries were held April 13, 1948.[ 1] [ 2]
Turnout
In the primaries, 1,649,655 ballots were cast (745,645 Democratic and 904,010 Republican).[ 1] [ 2]
In the general election, 4,075,090 ballots were cast.[ 1]
Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley .
United States Senate
Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection to Democrat Paul Douglas .
United States House
All 26 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1948.
Illinois had redistricted before this election, eliminating its at-large district .
State elections
Governor
1948 Illinois gubernatorial election
Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green , a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Adlai Stevenson II .
Stevenson's victory was regarded as a surprise upset , and his magin of victory of 572,067 votes was, at the time, record breaking for an Illinois gubernatorial election.[ 3] [ 4]
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Lieutenant Governor
1948 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor 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
1948 Illinois Attorney General election
Incumbent Attorney General 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
1948 Illinois Secretary of State election
The Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett , a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Former Illinois Treasurer William Stratton won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
General election
Auditor of Public Accounts
1948 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election
Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Arthur C. Lueder , 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
1948 Illinois State Treasurer election
Incumbent first-term Treasurer 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 Illinois Senate were up for election in 1948. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1948. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
1948 Trustees of University of Illinois election
An at-large election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois .[ 5] [ 5]
4,078,146 ballots were cast in the election.[ 5]
All three who were elected had never before held office as Trustees of the University of Illinois.[ 6] Chester R. Davis lost reelection. [ 6] [ 6]
Judicial elections
1948 Illinois judicial elections
Special judicial elections were held to fill vacancies.
Circuit Courts
This election was held on November 2, 1948.[ 5]
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
^ a b c d "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the General Election, November 2, 1948 Judicial elections, 1947–1948, • Primary Election General Primary, April 13, 1948" (PDF) . Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 July 2020 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948 . Retrieved 29 March 2020 .^ McKeever, Porter (1989). Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy 126 . ISBN 978-0-688-06661-1 ^ Whitney, Alan (15 July 2009). "Stevenson of Illinois" . The Nation. Retrieved 1 April 2020 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950 . Retrieved 29 March 2020 .^ a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF) . University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020 .
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