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1954 United States Congressional Elections – Illinois

United States Senate – DEM Hold

Paul H. Douglas (D-inc) – 1,804,33853.57%

Joseph T. Meek (R) – 1,563,68346.43%

Total Votes – 3,368,021100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

William L. Dawson (D-inc) – 71,47275.28%

Genoa S. Washington (R) – 23,47024.72%

Total Votes – 94,942100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Barratt O’Hara (D-inc) – 80,01661.56%

Richard B. Vail (R) – 49,97038.44%

Total Votes – 129,986100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Gain

James C. Murray (D) – 77,67553.78%

Fred E. Busbey (R-inc) – 66,76746.22%

Total Votes – 144,442100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

William E. McVey (R-inc) – 94,12552.15%

William A. Rowan (D) – 86,37247.85%

Total Votes – 180,497100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

John C. Kluczynski (D-inc) – 92,78073.19%

S. Charles Bubacz (R) – 33,98726.81%

Total Votes – 126,767100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Thomas J. O’Brien (D-inc) – 99,59071.71%

Orville F. Corbin (R) – 39,28928.29%

Total Votes – 138,879100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

James B. Bowler (D-inc) – 97,39878.44%

Charles M. Barrett (R) – 26,76321.56%

Total Votes – 124,161100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Thomas S. Gordon (D-inc) – 74,83768.42%

James L. Doherty (R) – 34,53531.58%

Total Votes – 109,372100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Sidney R. Yates (D-inc) – 73,18760.33%

Ralph Lee Goodman (R) – 48,13039.67%

Total Votes – 121,317100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Richard W. Hoffman (R-inc) – 90,96157.26%

Helen J. Kelleher (D) – 67,90342.74%

Total Votes – 158,864100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – GOP Hold

Timothy P. Sheehan (R-inc) – 67,14150.89%

Harry H. Semrow (D) – 64,78849.11%

Total Votes – 131,929100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Gain

Charles A. Boyle (D) – 82,51854.10%

Edgar A. Jonas (R-inc) – 69,99945.90%

Total Votes – 152,517100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Marguerite Stitt Church (R-inc) – 146,18469.60%

Richard A. Griffin (D) – 63,85230.40%

Total Votes – 210,036100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold

Chauncey W. Reed (R-inc) – 100,02472.38%

Richard Plum (D) – 38,16127.62%

Total Votes – 138,185100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold

Noah M. Mason (R-inc) – 72,57662.83%

Richard A. Mohan (D) – 42,93437.17%

Total Votes – 115,510100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

Leo E. Allen (R-inc) – 77,557100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold

Leslie C. Arends (R-inc) – 79,04464.98%

Branson Wright (D) – 42,60035.02%

Total Votes – 121,644100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Harold H. Velde (R-inc) – 59,96357.45%

Howard S. Beeney (D) – 44,40842.55%

Total Votes – 104,371100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold

Robert B. Chiperfield (R-inc) – 64,77256.50%

John M. Kerwin, Jr. (D) – 49,87643.50%

Total Votes – 114,648100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold

Sid Simpson (R-inc) – 68,10462.90%

James A. Barry (D) – 40,16537.10%

Total Votes – 108,269100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Peter F. Mack, Jr. (D-inc) – 83,50154.78%

Edward H. Jenison (R) – 68,92445.22%

Total Votes – 152,425100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold

William L. Springer (R-inc) – 66,79762.04%

Robert W. Martin (D) – 40,87337.96%

Total Votes – 107,670100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – GOP Hold

Charles W. Vursell (R-inc) – 69,17952.94%

Albert R. Imle (D) – 61,49347.06%

Total Votes – 130,672100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold

Melvin Price (D-inc) – 90,48269.15%

John T. Thomas (R) – 40,35830.85%

Total Votes – 130,840100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Gain

Kenneth J. Gray (D-inc) – 69,56252.61%

C. W. (Runt) Bishop (R) – 62,65947.39%

Total Votes – 132,221100.00%

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