1938 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

Illinois · 6 candidates · See every 1938 U.S. House race

Who won the 1938 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Thomas Smith won the 1938 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Thomas Smith received 1,572,870 popular votes (25.87%). The main challenger was John Martin (25.66%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Martin

Smith +0.2 pts · won by 12,587 votes

Thomas Smith DemocraticWINNER25.87%

1,572,870 votes

John Martin DemocraticWINNER25.66%

1,560,283 votes

E E Day Republican24.22%

1,472,638 votes

Simon E Lantz Republican23.95%

1,456,535 votes

Franklin J Reedprohibition0.15%

9,337 votes

A G Carnineprohibition0.14%

8,808 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 July 28, 2026.