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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1849 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 13, 1849 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 13, 1849 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 06, 1849 - 12:00pm
Term End March 15, 1849 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last Modifiedev December 03, 2009 01:24am
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Description Term End due to the Senate declaring his election void on the ground that he had not been a citizen of the United States the number of years required by the Constitution
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/17/1842
NameSidney Breese Votes103 (66.45%)
Term03/04/1843 - 03/04/1849 Margin54 (+34.84%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won10/27/1849
NameJames Shields Votes72 (77.42%)
Term10/27/1849 - 03/03/1855 Margin51 (+54.84%)
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Name James Shields William F. Thornton Mayor William Butler Ogden  
PartyDemocratic Whig Democratic  
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Certified Votes 75 (73.53%) 26 (25.49%) 1 (0.98%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -49 (-48.04%) -74 (-72.55%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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