State elections
Governor
1944 Illinois gubernatorial election|
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 County Results
Green: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Courtney: 50–60% 60–70% |
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Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.
Lieutenant governor
1944 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election|
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Incumbent lieutenant governor Hugh W. Cross, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Edward C. "Ted" Hunter |
487,810 |
100 |
| Total votes |
487,810 |
100 |
Secretary of State
1944 Illinois Secretary of State election|
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 County results
Barrett: 50–60%
Benson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
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Incumbent third-term Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Hughes then died before the general election, and in June 1944, Richard Yates Rowe, a Republican, was appointed to fill the rest of his term. In the election, Democrat Edward J. Barrett was elected to permanently succeed them in office.
Auditor of Public Accounts
1944 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election|
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Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Arthur C. Lueder, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Auditor of Public Accounts Democratic primary[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
William Vicars |
468,933 |
100 |
| Total votes |
468,933 |
100 |
Republican primary
Auditor of Public Accounts Republican primary[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Arthur C. Lueder (incumbent) |
606,531 |
100 |
| Total votes |
606,531 |
100 |
Treasurer
1944 Illinois State Treasurer election|
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 County results
Becker: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Merritt: 50–60% |
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Incumbent first-term Treasurer William G. Stratton, a Republican, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for Secretary of State. Republican Conrad F. Becker was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
Treasurer Democratic primary[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Earl W. Merritt |
471,294 |
100 |
| Total votes |
471,294 |
100 |
Clerk of the Supreme Court
1944 Illinois Clerk of the Supreme Court election|
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Incumbent Clerk of the Supreme Court Edward F. Cullinane, a Democrat appointed to the office in 1940 after the death in office of Adam F. Bloch, did not seek reelection.[1][2] Republican Earle Benjamin Searcy was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
Clerk of the Supreme Court Democratic primary[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Casimir Griglik |
465,397 |
100 |
| Total votes |
465,397 |
100 |
State Senate
Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1944. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
1944 Trustees of University of Illinois election|
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An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois.[1] The election was for six-year terms. All three Democratic nominees won. However, since all three seats up for election were already held by Democrats, the partisan composition of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees remained unchanged, with a 9–3 Republican majority over Democrats.
Democratic incumbent Karl A. Meyer was reelected to a third term.[3] Democratic incumbent Kenny E. Williamson, who had been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1940 was reelected to his first full term.[3] New Democratic member Walter W. McLaughlin was also elected.[3] First-term Democratic incumbent Frank A. Jensen was not nominated for reelection.[1][3]
Trustees of the University of Illinois election[1][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Walter W. McLaughlin |
1,944,733½ |
16.91 |
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Democratic |
Karl A. Meyer (incumbent) |
1,941,038 |
16.88 |
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Democratic |
Kenney E. Williamson (incumbent) |
1,923,750 |
16.73 |
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Republican |
Charles L. Engstrom |
1,899,495½ |
16.52 |
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Republican |
Charles S. Pillsbury |
1,888,459½ |
16.42 |
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Republican |
Charles Wham |
1,862,787½ |
16.20 |
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Socialist Labor |
Helen Olson |
7,269½ |
0.06 |
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Socialist Labor |
Nada Mijanovich |
7,045 |
0.06 |
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Socialist Labor |
Gabriele McKenzie |
6,806 |
0.06 |
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Prohibition |
Mildred E. Young |
6,083½ |
0.05 |
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Prohibition |
Alonzo L. Parrott |
5,956 |
0.05 |
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Prohibition |
Clay Freeman Gaumer |
5,866 |
0.05 |
| Total votes |
11,499,290 |
100 |
Ballot measures
Two ballot measures were put before voters in 1944. One was a legislatively referred state statute and one was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statues required the support of a majority of those voting on the statute. In order to be approved, legislatively referred constitutional amendments required approval equal to a majority of voters voting in the entire general election.[5]
Illinois County Officer Term Limit Amendment
Illinois County Officer Term Limit Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which would have amended Section 8 of Article X of the Constitution of the 1870 Constitution of Illinois, failed to meet the threshold for approval.[1][6]
The amendment would have removed a constitutional provision requiring elected county officers to wait for four years after their term expired before they would be eligible to hold that same office again.[6]
| Illinois County Officer Term Limit Amendment[1][6] |
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| Option |
Votes |
% of all ballots
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898,107 |
22.02 |
| No |
653,877 |
16.03 |
| Total votes |
1,551,984 |
38.05 |
Illinois General Banking Law Amendment
The Illinois General Banking Law Amendment, a legislatively referred state statute which amended section 10 of the Illinois General Banking Law, was approved by voters.[1][7]
Illinois General Banking Law Amendment[1][7]
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
| Yes |
973,159 |
69.12 |
| No |
434,767 |
30.88 |
| Total votes |
1,407,926 |
100 |
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