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1948 United States Congressional Elections – Illinois

United States Senate – DEM Gain

Paul H. Douglas (D) – 2,147,75455.07%

C. Wayland Brooks (R-inc) – 1,740,02644.61%

Enoch A. Holtwich (Proh.) – 9,7840.25%

Frank Schnur (SL) – 2,6930.07%

Write-Ins – 280.00%

Total Votes – 3,900,285100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

William L. Dawson (D-inc) – 98,69066.96%

William E. King (R) – 43,03429.20%

Earl B. Dickerson (Prog.) – 5,6693.85%

Total Votes – 147,393100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Gain

Barratt O’Hara (D) – 91,64850.54%

Richard B. Vail (R-inc) – 85,11946.94%

Maynard C. Krueger (I) – 4,5662.52%

Total Votes – 181,333100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Gain

Neil J. Linehan (D) – 91,20452.91%

Fred E. Busbey (R-inc) – 81,17547.09%

Total Votes – 172,379100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Win (new district)

James V. Buckley (D) – 89,55752.11%

Leslie E. Salter (R) – 82,31047.89%

Total Votes – 171,867100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

Martin Gorski (D-inc) – 114,66072.45%

John L. Waner (R) – 43,61027.55%

Total Votes – 158,270100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Thomas J. O’Brien (D-inc) – 127,91868.35%

John M. Coan (R) – 53,54828.61%

Sidney L. Ordower (Prog.) – 5,6833.04%

Total Votes – 187,149100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Adolph J. Sabath (D-inc) – 133,19973.67%

Francis C. Sperry (R) – 47,60226.33%

Total Votes – 180,801100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Thomas S. Gordon (D-inc) – 101,09865.05%

Herbert F. Geisler (R) – 54,31634.95%

Total Votes – 155,414100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Gain

Sidney R. Yates (D) – 91,27154.52%

Robert J. Twyman (R-inc) – 73,30143.79%

Dorothy Bushnell Cole (Prog.) – 2,8341.69%

Total Votes – 167,406100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Win (new district)

Richard W. Hoffman (R) – 109,03158.13%

Marvin J. Peters (D) – 78,53341.87%

Total Votes – 187,564100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Win (new district)

Chester A. Chesney (D) – 80,75050.78%

James C. Moreland (R) – 78,26949.22%

Total Votes – 159,019100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Win (new district)

Edgar A. Jonas (R) – 98,95651.35%

Blair L. Varnes (D) – 88,79546.07%

Irving G. Steinberg (Prog.) – 4,9692.58%

Total Votes – 192,720100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold/GOP Loss

Ralph E. Church (R-inc) – 123,97868.00%

Willard C. Walters (D) – 58,34032.00%

Total Votes – 182,318100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold

Chauncey W. Reed (R-inc) – 94,96268.31%

Richard Plum (D) – 44,05031.69%

Total Votes – 139,012100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold

Noah M. Mason (R-inc) – 74,21356.43%

G. M. Wells (D) – 57,29643.57%

Total Votes – 131,509100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

Leo E. Allen (R-inc) – 76,84058.51%

Albert H. Manus, Jr. (D) – 54,48141.49%

Total Votes – 131,321100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold

Leslie C. Arends (R-inc) – 71,22062.78%

Carl Vrooman (D) – 42,22637.22%

Total Votes – 113,446100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Harold H. Velde (R) – 61,65252.10%

Dale E. Sutton (D) – 56,68847.90%

Total Votes – 118,340100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold

Robert B. Chiperfield (R-inc) – 69,73354.00%

Fred J. Brown (D) – 59,39746.00%

Total Votes – 129,130100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold/GOP Loss

Sid Simpson (R-inc) – 59,06753.07%

Henry D. Sullivan (D) – 52,23546.93%

Write-Ins – 10.00%

Total Votes – 111,303100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Gain

Peter F. Mack, Jr. (D) – 69,61953.12%

Joseph L. Moore (R) – 61,45246.88%

Total Votes – 131,071100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold

Rolla C. McMillen (R-inc) – 64,62553.18%

Olive Remington Goldman (D) – 56,89346.82%

Total Votes – 121,518100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – GOP Hold

/GOP Loss
Edward H. Jenison (R-inc) – 57,80051.75%

Wayne R. Cook (D) – 53,88548.25%

Total Votes – 111,685100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – GOP Hold

Charles W. Vursell (R-inc) – 57,73250.64%

John David Upchurch (D) – 56,26249.35%

Write-Ins – 10.00%

Total Votes – 113,995100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Hold

Melvin Price (D-inc) – 101,92769.50%

Russell H. Classen (R) – 44,72830.50%

Total Votes – 146,655100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 26 – GOP Hold/GOP Loss

C. W. (Runt) Bishop (R-inc) – 54,99351.87%

Kent E. Keller (D) – 51,02848.13%

Write-Ins – 10.00%

Total Votes – 106,022100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives