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1944 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

Illinois · 4 candidates · See every 1944 U.S. House race

Who won the 1944 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Emily Douglas won the 1944 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Emily Douglas received 2,030,755 popular votes (52.3%). The main challenger was E E Day (47.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Douglas and Day

Douglas +4.9 pts · won by 191,237 votes
Emily DouglasDemocraticWINNER52.3%
2,030,755 votes
E E DayRepublican47.38%
1,839,518 votes
Walter Klobucharsocialist labor0.17%
6,588 votes
James Carrprohibition0.15%
5,798 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.