1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
	November 7, 1944
All 26 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Republican 50–60% 60–70% 90–100%

All 26 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1944.

Democrats flipped four Republican-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 15 Republicans and 11 Democrats. The Democratic Party flipped the 3rd, 9th, 22nd, and at-large districts.

Overview

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,939,543	50.05%	15	-4
	Democratic	1,933,888	49.91%	11	+4
	Independents	1,414	0.04%	0	—
Totals		3,874,845	100.00%	26	—

District at-large

Illinois's at-large congressional district, 1944
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emily Taft Douglas	2,030,753	52.30
	Republican	Stephen A. Day (incumbent)	1,839,518	47.38
	Socialist Labor	Walter Klobuchar	6,588	0.17
	Prohibition	Elizabeth S. Carr	5,798	0.15
Total votes			3,882,657	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 1

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Dawson (Incumbent)	12,820	53.3
	Democratic	Joseph Geary	11,224	46.7
Total votes			24,044	100.0

General election results

Illinois's 1st congressional district, 1944
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Dawson (Incumbent)	42,713	61.98
	Republican	Jimmy Lee Tillman	26,204	38.02
Total votes			68,917	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ "1944 Election Statistics" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "IL state board of elections". elections.il.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[1] "1944 Election Statistics" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[2] "IL state board of elections". elections.il.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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