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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1936 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1936 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1936 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1937 - 12:00pm
Term End April 09, 1939 - 12:00pm
ContributorClassical Liberal
Last ModifiedArthur November 26, 2023 08:43am
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin p520
Illinois Blue Book for 1937-1938, p. 676-677 [Link]
Description Term end due to death.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1930
NameJames Hamilton Lewis Votes1,432,216 (64.02%)
Term03/04/1931 - 01/03/1937 Margin744,747 (+33.29%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won04/07/1939
NameJames Michael Slattery Votes1 (100.00%)
Term04/14/1939 - 11/21/1940 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 14, 1936 IL US Senate-D Primary
James Hamilton Lewis
D 1,293,069
Apr 14, 1936 IL US Senate-R Primary
Otis Ferguson Glenn
R 900,546

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Name (I) Sen. James Hamilton Lewis Sen. Otis Ferguson Glenn Newton Jenkins Arthur McDowell Adah M. Hagler Frank Schnur (W) Write-In
PartyDemocratic Republican Union Progressive Socialist Prohibition Socialist Labor Nonpartisan
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Certified Votes 2,142,887 (56.47%) 1,545,170 (40.72%) 93,696 (2.47%) 7,405 (0.20%) 3,298 (0.09%) 2,208 (0.06%) 1 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -597,717 (-15.75%) -2,049,191 (-54.00%) -2,135,482 (-56.28%) -2,139,589 (-56.38%) -2,140,679 (-56.41%) -2,142,886 (-56.47%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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