The 1918 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1918.[1]
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Incumbent Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis lost reelection to Republican Medill McCormick.
The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections.[1] The primaries were held September 11, 1918.[1]
This was the first election for this U.S. Senate seat to be held after the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect, and was therefore the first time that this seat faced a popular election.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- James Hamilton Lewis, incumbent U.S. senator
- James O. Monroe, attorney and perennial candidate[2]
- James Traynor
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Hamilton Lewis (incumbent) | 169,552 | 81.37 | |
| Democratic | James O. Monroe | 21,288 | 10.22 | |
| Democratic | James Traynor | 17,523 | 8.41 | |
| Total votes | 208,363 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Alfred E. Case
- George Edmund Foss, U.S. congressman
- Medill McCormick, U.S. congressman
- Patrick H. O'Donnell
- William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Medill McCormick | 192,222 | 44.04 | |
| Republican | William Hale Thompson | 169,552 | 38.85 | |
| Republican | George Edmund Foss | 62,040 | 14.22 | |
| Republican | Patrick H. O'Donnell | 7,535 | 1.73 | |
| Republican | Alfred E. Case | 5,075 | 1.16 | |
| Total votes | 436,424 | 100 | ||
Socialist primary
editCandidates
edit- William Bross Lloyd, attorney and activist
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | William Bross Lloyd | 1,801 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 1,801 | 100 | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- John M. Francis (Socialist Labor)
- J. Hamilton Lewis (Democrat), incumbent U.S. senator
- William Bross Lloyd (Socialist), attorney and activist
- Medill McCormick (Republican), U.S. congressman
- Frank B. Vennum (Prohibition Party), activist, capitalist, philanthropist, and 1912 candidate for Illinois treasurer[3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Medill McCormick | 479,967 | 50.50 | |
| Democratic | James Hamilton Lewis (incumbent) | 426,943 | 44.92 | |
| Socialist | William Bross Lloyd | 37,167 | 3.91 | |
| Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 3,268 | 0.34 | |
| Prohibition | Frank B. Vennum | 3,151 | 0.33 | |
| Majority | 53,024 | 5.58 | ||
| Turnout | 950,496 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE General Election, November 5, 1918 Judicial Elections, 1917-1918, Primary Election, September 11, 1918" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 19, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - James O. Monroe". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Frank B. Vennum". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.