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OfficeSecretary of State
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1939 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 05, 1940 - 07:00am
Polls Close November 05, 1940 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 13, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End June 28, 1944 - 11:55pm
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Last Modifiedev December 30, 2018 03:16pm
Data SourcesIllinois Blue Book, 1941-1942
DescriptionDied in office
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameEdward J. Hughes Votes2,120,071 (55.95%)
Term01/11/1937 - 01/13/1941 Margin543,132 (+14.33%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 09, 1940 IL Secretary of State-R Primary Justus L. Johnson
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes Justus L. Johnson Mordecai Schulman Harriet L. McBride (W) Write-In
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Prohibition Nonpartisan
Votes2,095,698 (51.46%) 1,962,405 (48.19%) 7,700 (0.19%) 6,829 (0.17%) 11 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -133,293 (-3.27%) -2,087,998 (-51.27%) -2,088,869 (-51.29%) -2,095,687 (-51.46%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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