1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois

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1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois
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Nominee Otis F. Glenn Anton Cermak
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,594,031 1,315,338
Percentage 54.46% 44.94%
U.S. senator before election

Vacant

 Elected U.S. senator

Otis F. Glenn
Republican

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The 1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1928.[1] The election was held due to the U.S. Senate's refusal to seat 1926 election winner, Republican Frank L. Smith, due to allegations of election fraud.[2][3][4] The election saw the election of Republican Otis F. Glenn.

Election information

The primaries and general election coincided with those for federal elections (president and House) and those for state elections.[1] Primaries were held April 10, 1928.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. J. Cermak 176,750 71.32
Democratic James O. Monroe 71,068 28.68
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Total votes 247,821 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

The Illinois Republican primaries of 1928 were plagued with electoral violence, and were dubbed the "Pineapple Primary".

Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson backed Smith for Senate, while Charles S. Deneen, who held Illinois' other U.S. Senate seat, backed Glenn. Thompson and Deneen controlled rival factions of the state's Republican Party.[6][7] Thompson's faction was vastly dominant at the time.[8]

Results

Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Otis F. Glenn 611,897 63.26
Republican Frank L. Smith 355,356 36.74
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Total votes 967,256 100

General election

1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois[1][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Otis F. Glenn 1,594,031 54.46
Democratic A. J. Cermak 1,315,338 44.94
Socialist George Ross Kirkpatrick 13,002 0.44
Workers Party Max Bedacht 3,177 0.11
Socialist Labor G. A. Jenning 1,463 0.05
Majority 278,693 9.52
Voter turnout  %

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Frank Lloyd Wright Library Archived September 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Frank L. Smith photographs, US Senate campaign brochure, accessed September 16, 2017
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