Stephen Day

U.S. Representative
Born
July 13, 1882
Died
January 5, 1950
Age at death
67
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1940–1942
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Day3.5M
Opponents7.4M
2
Elections run

Between 1940 and 1942, Stephen Day ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Day's biggest single-election total was 2,020,008 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district. Day's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district, decided by 86,366 votes.

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How many votes has Stephen Day received?

Stephen Day has received 3,501,427 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Stephen Day’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1942U.S. HouseIllinoisWon1,481,41951.3%Benjamin S Adamowski
James Carr
1940U.S. HouseIllinoisWon2,020,00825.31%William Stratton
Perry H Smith Jr.

Walter J Orlikoski

Harry Fleischman

Lee S Gregory

James Wilson

Lena Duell Vincent
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000160) and Wikidata (Q7608520). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Stephen Day: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/stephen-day. 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.