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  IL State House 026
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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL State House > IL State House 026
OfficeState House
HonorificState Representative - Abbr: St. Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1940 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1940 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1940 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 08, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 13, 1943 - 12:00pm
# Winners3
Contributorev
Last Modifiedev February 17, 2023 06:51am
Data SourcesIllinois Official Results, November 5, 1940
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1938
NameJoseph W. Russell Votes40,540 (39.69%)
Term01/11/1939 - 01/08/1941 Margin40,538 (+39.69%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1938
NameBen S. Rhodes Votes31,545 (30.89%)
Term01/11/1939 - 01/08/1941 Margin31,543 (+30.89%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1938
NameHomer Caton Votes30,043 (29.42%)
Term01/11/1939 - 01/08/1941 Margin30,041 (+29.41%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1942
NameHomer Caton Votes31,149 (36.55%)
Term01/13/1943 - 01/10/1945 Margin31,146 (+36.55%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1942
NameBen S. Rhodes Votes29,960 (35.16%)
Term01/13/1943 - 01/10/1945 Margin29,957 (+35.16%)
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1942
NameJoseph W. Russell Votes24,100 (28.28%)
Term01/13/1943 - 01/10/1945 Margin24,097 (+28.28%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

CANDIDATES (3 Winners)
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Name (I) St. Rep. Joseph W. Russell (I) Homer Caton (I) St. Rep. Ben S. Rhodes (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Republican Republican Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 54,223 (40.07%) 40,812 (30.16%) 40,276 (29.76%) 7 (0.01%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -13,411 (-9.91%) -13,947 (-10.31%) -54,216 (-40.07%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 01/01/1940 01/01/1940 01/01/1940 01/01/1940  
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