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1944 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1944 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election?

Everett Dirksen won the 1944 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election. Everett Dirksen received 70,301 popular votes (59.04%). The main challenger was Jno B Clark (40.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Dirksen and Clark

Dirksen +18.1 pts · won by 21,522 votes
Everett DirksenRepublicanWINNER59.04%
70,301 votes
Jno B ClarkDemocratic40.96%
48,779 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.