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1940-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for Illinois (District 01)

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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Arthur Mitchell*
(D)		 William King
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 34,64152.7% 30,69846.7% 4420.7% 3,943 65,781
Total R vote: 30,698 (46.7%)      Total D vote: 34,641 (52.7%)      Total Other vote: 442 (0.7%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Arthur Mitchell 9,680 63.2%
2   Patrick Prescott 2,179 14.2%
3   Oscar DePriest 1,948 12.7%
4   Carl Hansberry 853 5.6%
5   Kathryn Johnston 273 1.8%
6   Benjamin Clayton 162 1.1%
7   Richard Parker 136 0.9%
8   James Blake 91 0.6%
TOTAL VOTES 15,322  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   William King* 17,767 84.1%
2   Willard Townsend 3,358 15.9%
TOTAL VOTES 21,125