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1940-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for Illinois (District 16)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Everett Dirksen*
(R)		 M.R. Clark
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 79,78058.1% 57,56741.9% 00.0% 22,213 137,347
Total R vote: 79,780 (58.1%)      Total D vote: 57,567 (41.9%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Everett Dirksen* 34,636 84.2%
2   William Bone 6,496 15.8%
TOTAL VOTES 41,132  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   M.R. Clark 11,071 43.3%
2   Roderick Lane 9,784 38.3%
3   Alvin Shelby 4,710 18.4%
TOTAL VOTES 25,565