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2 Democratic primary  





3 Republican primary  





4 General election  





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1944 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1938 November 7, 1944 1950 →
 
Nominee Scott W. Lucas Richard J. Lyons
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,059,023 1,841,793
Percentage 52.61% 47.06%

County results
Lucas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Lyons:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%


Senator before election

Scott W. Lucas
Democratic

Elected Senator

Scott W. Lucas
Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1944[1] to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Scott W. Lucas won reelection to a second term.

The race between Lucas and Republican Richard J. Lyons was a rematch of their 1938 United States Senate race six years prior.

Election information[edit]

The primaries and general election coincided with those for federal offices (President and House) and state elections.

Primaries were held on April 11.[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) 532,358 100
Write-in Others 3 0.01
Total votes 532,361 100

Republican primary[edit]

Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard J. Lyons 536,030 79.02
Republican Deenen A. Watson 85,004 12.53
Republican William J. Baker 57,330 8.51
Write-in Others 4 0.00
Total votes 678,368 100

General election[edit]

General election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott W. Lucas (incumbent) 2,059,023 52.61
Republican Richard J. Lyons 1,841,793 47.06
Socialist Labor Frank Schnur 7,312 0.19
Prohibition Enoch A. Holtwick 5,798 0.15
Total votes 3,913,926 100

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 2, 2020.[permanent dead link]

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