Emily Douglas

U.S. Representative
Born
April 10, 1899
Died
January 28, 1994
Age at death
94
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1944
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Douglas2.0M
Opponents1.9M
1
Elections run

Emily Douglas (1899–1994), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1944 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district with 2,030,755 votes (52.3%), defeating E E Day and Walter Klobuchar and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Emily Douglas received?

Emily Douglas has received 2,030,755 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Emily Douglas’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944U.S. HouseIllinoisWon2,030,75552.3%E E Day
Walter Klobuchar

James Carr
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000452) and Wikidata (Q5372390). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Emily Douglas: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/emily-douglas. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.