Incumbent first-term Treasurer, Democrat Ora Smith, did not seek reelection, instead running for Clerk of the Supreme Court. Republican William Stratton was elected to succeed him, earning Stratton a second non-consecutive term as Treasurer.
Former Illinois Treasurer and congressman William Stratton won the Republican primary. He defeated Cook County Treasurer Louis E. Nelson,[3] former congressman James Simpson Jr., fellow former Illinois Treasurer Warren E. Wright, Chicago alderman Theron W. Merryman,[4] among others.
New Republican members Harold "Red" Grange Wayne A. Johnston, and Herbert B. Megran were elected.[1][5]
Second-term Democrat Karl A. Meyer lost reelection.[1][5] Democrat Kenney E. Williamson (serving his first full, and second overall term) also lost reelection.[1][5] Incumbent first-term Democrat Walter W. McLaughlin was not nominated for reelection, with former member Harold Pogue nominated instead.[1][5]
Trustees of the University of Illinois election[1][5]
In order to be approved, it required approval equal to a majority of voters voting in the entire general election.[6]
Illinois Gateway Amendmentedit
The Illinois Gateway Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to Section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution, was approved by voters.[1][7] It made it so that the legislature would be able to propose modifications of up to three articles of the constitution per session, and also made it so that future constitutional amendments would require either a two-thirds vote of the voters voting on the question or a majority of voter voting in the election.[7]
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December 15, 2023
1950, illinois, elections, elections, were, held, illinois, tuesday, november, 1950, 1948, november, 1950, 1952, primaries, were, held, april, 1950, contents, election, information, turnout, federal, elections, united, states, senate, united, states, house, st. Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday November 7 1950 1 1950 Illinois elections 1948 November 7 1950 1952 Primaries were held April 11 1950 1 Contents 1 Election information 1 1 Turnout 2 Federal elections 2 1 United States Senate 2 2 United States House 3 State elections 3 1 Treasurer 3 1 1 Democratic primary 3 1 2 Republican primary 3 1 3 General election 3 2 Superintendent of Public Instruction 3 2 1 Democratic primary 3 2 2 Republican primary 3 2 3 General election 3 3 Clerk of the Supreme Court 3 3 1 Democratic primary 3 3 2 Republican primary 3 3 3 General election 3 4 State Senate 3 5 State House of Representatives 3 6 Trustees of University of Illinois 3 7 Judicial elections 3 8 Ballot measure 3 8 1 Illinois Gateway Amendment 4 Local elections 5 ReferencesElection information edit1950 was a midterm election year in the United States Turnout edit In the primary election 1 789 787 ballots were cast 912 563 Democratic and 877 224 Republican 1 In the general election 3 731 618 ballots were cast 1 2 Federal elections editUnited States Senate edit Main article 1950 United States Senate election in Illinois See also 1950 United States Senate elections Incumbent Senate Majority Leader Scott W Lucas a two term incumbent Democratic senator lost reelection to Republican Everett Dirksen United States House edit Main article 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois See also 1950 United States House of Representatives elections All 26 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1950 Republicans flipped four Republican held seats leaving the Illinois House delegation to consist of 18 Republicans and 8 Democrats State elections editTreasurer edit 1950 Illinois State Treasurer election nbsp 1948 November 7 1950 1952 nbsp nbsp Nominee William Stratton Michael HowlettParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 1 959 734 1 568 765Percentage 55 34 44 30 Treasurer before electionOra SmithDemocratic Elected Treasurer William StrattonRepublicanIncumbent first term Treasurer Democrat Ora Smith did not seek reelection instead running for Clerk of the Supreme Court Republican William Stratton was elected to succeed him earning Stratton a second non consecutive term as Treasurer Democratic primary edit Treasurer Democratic primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael Howlett 680 161 100Write in Others 3 0 00Total votes 680 164 100Republican primary edit Former Illinois Treasurer and congressman William Stratton won the Republican primary He defeated Cook County Treasurer Louis E Nelson 3 former congressman James Simpson Jr fellow former Illinois Treasurer Warren E Wright Chicago alderman Theron W Merryman 4 among others Treasurer Republican primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican William G Stratton 290 242 38 54Republican Louis E Nelson 214 113 28 43Republican James Simpson 126 122 16 75Republican Warren E Wright 61 103 8 11Republican Theron W Merryman 25 194 3 35Republican Herbert B Blanchard 23 556 3 13Republican Henry J Samuel 12 864 1 71Total votes 753 194 100General election edit Treasurer election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican William G Stratton 1 959 734 55 34Democratic Michael Howlett 1 568 765 44 30Prohibition Enoch A Holtwick 13 050 0 37Write in Others 9 0 00Total votes 3 541 558 100 Superintendent of Public Instruction edit 1950 Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction election nbsp 1946 November 7 1950 1954 Nominee Vernon L Nickell C Hobart EngleParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 1 995 495 1 505 257Percentage 56 77 42 82 Superintendent before electionVernon L NickellRepublican Elected Superintendent Vernon L NickellRepublicanIncumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Vernon L Nickell a Republican was reelected to a third term Democratic primary edit Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic C Hobart Engle 475 461 100Democratic Mark A Peterman 218 021 100Write in Others 1 100Total votes 693 483 100Republican primary edit Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Vernon L Nickell incumbent 521 759 74 41Republican Clyde Franklin Burgess 179 415 25 59Total votes 701 174 100General election edit Superintendent of Public Instruction election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Vernon L Nickell incumbent 1 995 495 56 77Democratic C Hobart Engle 1 505 257 42 82Prohibition Henry L Lundquist 14 298 0 41Total votes 3 515 050 100 Clerk of the Supreme Court edit 1950 Illinois Clerk of the Supreme Court election nbsp 1944 November 7 1950 1956 Nominee Earle Benjamin Searcy Ora SmithParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 1 905 704 1 584 162Percentage 54 42 45 23 Clerk before electionEarle Benjamin SearcyRepublican Elected Clerk Earle Benjamin SearcyRepublicanIncumbent Clerk of the Supreme Court Earle Benjamin Searcy a Republican was reelected Democratic primary edit Illinois Treasurer Ora Smith won the Democratic primary running unopposed Clerk of the Supreme Court Democratic primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ora Smith 674 744 100Write in Others 2 0 00Total votes 674 746 100Republican primary edit Incumbent Earle Benjamin Searcy won the Republican primary defeating three challengers Clerk of the Supreme Court Republican primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Earle Benjamin Searcy incumbent 382 131 55 90Republican William H Brown 153 943 22 52Republican George C Moffat 91 004 13 31Republican Eugene T Devitt 56 482 8 26Write in Others 1 0 00Total votes 683 561 100General election edit Clerk of the Supreme Court election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Earle Benjamin Searcy incumbent 1 905 704 54 42Democratic James P Alexander 1 584 162 45 23Prohibition Irving B Gilbert 12 291 0 35Write in Others 1 0 00Total votes 3 502 158 100 State Senate edit Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1950 Republicans flipped control of the chamber State House of Representatives edit Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1950 Republicans remained in control of the chamber Trustees of University of Illinois edit 1950 Trustees of University of Illinois election 1948 November 7 1950 1952 An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois New Republican members Harold Red Grange Wayne A Johnston and Herbert B Megran were elected 1 5 Second term Democrat Karl A Meyer lost reelection 1 5 Democrat Kenney E Williamson serving his first full and second overall term also lost reelection 1 5 Incumbent first term Democrat Walter W McLaughlin was not nominated for reelection with former member Harold Pogue nominated instead 1 5 Trustees of the University of Illinois election 1 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Harold Red Grange 1 945 936 18 72Republican Wayne A Johnston 1 895 867 18 24Republican Herbert B Megran 1 852 747 17 83Democratic Dr Karl A Meyer incumbent 1 648 772 15 86Democratic Kenney E Williamson incumbent 1 533 087 14 75Democratic Harold Pogue 1 517 449 14 60Prohibition Olive R Wilson 12 446 0 12Prohibition Edward N Himmel 12 382 0 12Prohibition Albert F Schersten 11 766 0 11Total votes 10 393 858 100Judicial elections edit On April 11 two special elections were held one to fill a vacancy of the Circuit Court of Cook County and one to fill a vacancy on the Superior Court of Cook County Ballot measure edit One measure was put before voters in 1950 a legislatively referred constitutional amendment In order to be approved it required approval equal to a majority of voters voting in the entire general election 6 Illinois Gateway Amendment edit The Illinois Gateway Amendment a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to Section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution was approved by voters 1 7 It made it so that the legislature would be able to propose modifications of up to three articles of the constitution per session and also made it so that future constitutional amendments would require either a two thirds vote of the voters voting on the question or a majority of voter voting in the election 7 Illinois Gateway Amendment 1 Option Votes on measure of all ballotscastYes 2 512 323 67 33No 735 903 19 72Total votes 3 248 226 87 05Local elections editLocal elections were held References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION November 7 1950 JUDICIAL ELECTION 1950 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary April 11 1950 PDF Illinois State Board of Elections Archived from the original PDF on October 13 2021 Retrieved July 9 2020 OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2 1982 PDF www elections il gov Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved July 4 2020 permanent dead link The National Corporation Reporter United States Corporation Bureau Incorporated 1947 Retrieved July 9 2020 Ambrosius Andy March 8 2013 Nearly 500K Injected into Merryman Park Renovations PHOTOS Lake View IL Patch Retrieved July 9 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