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1946 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

Illinois · 2 candidates · See every 1946 U.S. House race

Who won the 1946 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

Fred Busbey won the 1946 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. Fred Busbey received 169,543 popular votes (57.24%). The main challenger was Charles A Kelly (42.76%).

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

Busbey +14.5 pts · won by 42,905 votes
Fred BusbeyRepublicanWINNER57.24%
169,543 votes
Charles A KellyDemocratic42.76%
126,638 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.