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  IL District 9
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > IL - District 09
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1948 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 02, 1948 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1951 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last Modifiedev March 05, 2023 08:56pm
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DescriptionThe original Democratic nominee John Haderlein withdrew from the race after being appointed city postmaster for Chicago. Sidney Yates was selected to replace Haderlein at the August 23 District Central Committee meeting unanimously.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/1946
NameRobert J. Twyman Votes54,615 (51.33%)
Term01/03/1947 - 01/03/1949 Margin2,827 (+2.66%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 13, 1948 IL District 9-R Primary Robert J. Twyman
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Sidney R. Yates (I) Rep. Robert J. Twyman Dorothy Bushnell Cole
PartyDemocratic Republican Progressive
Votes91,271 (54.52%) 73,301 (43.79%) 2,834 (1.69%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -17,970 (-10.73%) -88,437 (-52.83%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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