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1942 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1942 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

Fred Busbey won the 1942 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. Fred Busbey received 115,390 popular votes (51.33%). The main challenger was Charles A Kelly (48.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Busbey and Kelly

Busbey +2.7 pts · won by 5,981 votes
Fred BusbeyRepublicanWINNER51.33%
115,390 votes
Charles A KellyDemocratic48.67%
109,409 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.