Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.[1]
Primaries were held April 13, 1948.[1] [2]
Election information [ edit ]
Turnout [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
United States President [ edit ]
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley .
United States Senate [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection to Democrat Paul Douglas .
United States House [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Governor [ edit ]
1948 Illinois gubernatorial election
County Results Stevenson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Green: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
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 margin of victory of 572,067 votes was, at the time, record breaking for an Illinois gubernatorial election.[3] [4] [5]
General election [ edit ]
Lieutenant governor [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Attorney general [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Secretary of State [ edit ]
1948 Illinois Secretary of State election
The Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett , a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Former Illinois Treasurer and incumbent congressman William Stratton won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
General election [ edit ]
Auditor of Public Accounts [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Treasurer [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
State Senate [ edit ]
Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1948. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives [ edit ]
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1948. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois [ edit ]
1948 Trustees of University of Illinois election
An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois .[6] All three Democratic nominees won.[6] The election was for six-year terms.
4,078,146 ballots were cast in the election.[6]
All three who were elected had never before held office as Trustees of the University of Illinois.[7] Incumbent Republican Chester R. Davis lost reelection.[7] Fellow Republican incumbents Martin Gerard Luken Sr. and Frank Hotchkiss McKelvey were not nominated for what would have been a second term.[7]
Judicial elections [ edit ]
1948 Illinois judicial elections
Special judicial elections were held to fill vacancies.
Circuit Courts [ edit ]
Tenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph E. Daily) [ edit ]
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Hayes) [ edit ]
This election was held on November 2, 1948.[6]
Local elections [ edit ]
Local elections were held.
References [ edit ]
^ 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 July 11, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948 . Illinois Secretary of State. p. 747. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
^ "Stevenson, Adlai E. II" . mchistory.org . Retrieved December 22, 2020 .
^ McKeever, Porter (1989). Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy . New York: William Morrow and Company. p. 126 . ISBN 978-0-688-06661-1 .
^ Whitney, Alan (July 15, 2009). "Stevenson of Illinois" . The Nation. Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950 . Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 745–46, 785. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
^ a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF) . University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020 .