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  IL US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1928 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1928 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1928 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start December 03, 1928 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1933 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last Modifiedev April 02, 2023 11:08am
Data SourcesClerk of the House of Representatives
Description Due to resignation of previous Senator.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/08/1926
NameFrank Leslie Smith Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/08/1926 - 03/04/1926 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1932
NameWilliam Henry Dieterich Votes1,670,466 (52.23%)
Term03/04/1933 - 03/04/1939 Margin198,625 (+6.21%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 10, 1928 IL US Senate - Special R Primary
Otis Ferguson Glenn
R 1,467,253
Apr 10, 1928 IL US Senate - Special D Primary
Anton J. Cermak
D 247,818
Apr 10, 1928 IL US Senate - Special IR Primary
Otis Ferguson Glenn
IR 78

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Name St. Sen. Otis Ferguson Glenn County Chair Anton J. Cermak George Ross Kirkpatrick Max Bedacht Gustave A. Jennings  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Workers (Communist) Socialist Labor  
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Certified Votes 1,594,031 (54.46%) 1,315,338 (44.94%) 13,002 (0.44%) 3,177 (0.11%) 1,463 (0.05%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -278,693 (-9.52%) -1,581,029 (-54.02%) -1,590,854 (-54.35%) -1,592,568 (-54.41%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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