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1932 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

Illinois · 11 candidates · See every 1932 U.S. House race

Who won the 1932 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Martin Brennan won the 1932 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Martin Brennan received 1,676,274 popular votes (26.76%). The main challenger was Walter Nesbit (26.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Brennan and Nesbit

Brennan +0.3 pts · won by 21,127 votes
Martin BrennanDemocraticWINNER26.76%
1,676,274 votes
Walter NesbitDemocraticWINNER26.43%
1,655,147 votes
Richard YatesRepublican22.69%
1,421,221 votes
Julius KleinRepublican22.46%
1,406,771 votes
Hyman SchneidSocialist0.61%
38,486 votes
George KoopSocialist0.58%
36,324 votes
Anthony PszczolkowskiCommunist0.18%
11,243 votes
Leslie Raymond HurtCommunist0.18%
11,019 votes
David T AlexanderSocialist Labor0.05%
2,837 votes
James A CrawfordSocialist Labor0.04%
2,684 votes
Pasquale IovinoIndependent0.02%
1,067 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified September 25, 2026.