1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois

1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois

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Nominee Otis F. Glenn Anton Cermak
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,594,031 1,315,338
Percentage 54.46% 44.94%

Results by county
Glenn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cermak:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Vacant

Elected U.S. senator

Otis F. Glenn
Republican

The 1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1928.[1] The election was held due to the U.S. Senate's refusal to seat 1926 election winner, Republican Frank L. Smith, due to allegations of election fraud.[2][3][4] The election saw the election of Republican Otis F. Glenn.

The primaries and general election coincided with those for federal elections (president and House) and those for state elections.[1] Primaries were held April 10, 1928.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, November 6, 1928 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1927-1928 PRIMARY ELECTIONS GENERAL PRIMARY, April 10, 1928 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 10, 1928" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Frank Lloyd Wright Library Archived September 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Frank L. Smith photographs, US Senate campaign brochure, accessed September 16, 2017
  3. ^ Senate Historical Office, United States Senate. "The Election Case of Frank L. Smith of Illinois (1928)". senate.gov.
  4. ^ "Congressional Record - Senate" (PDF). govinfo.gov. January 19, 1927. pp. 1911–1982.