1940 Illinois elections#Lieutenant Governor

In the primaries, 2,647,467 ballots were cast (1,503,706 Democratic and 1,143,761 Republican).

In the general election, 4,262,196 ballots were cast.

{{main|1940 United States presidential election in Illinois}}

{{see also|1940 United States presidential election}}

Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace.

{{main|1940 United States Senate special election in Illinois}}

{{see also|1940 United States Senate elections}}

Republican Charles W. Brooks unseated Democrat James M. Slattery, who had been appointed to the seat left vacant by the death in office of Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis.

{{main|1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois}}

{{see also|1940 United States House of Representatives elections}}

All 27 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1940.

Republicans flipped six Democratic-held seats, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 16 Republicans and 11 Democrats.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 Illinois gubernatorial election

| country = Illinois

| flag_year = 1915

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1936 Illinois gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1936

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| next_election = 1944 Illinois gubernatorial election

| next_year =1944

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Dwight H. Green

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,197,778

| percentage1 = 52.93%

| image2 = x150px

| nominee2 = Harry B. Hershey

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,940,833

| percentage2 = 46.74%

| map_image = 1940 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County Results

Green: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}

Hershey: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Henry Horner (before primary)
Democratic
John Henry Stelle
(before general election)
Democratic

| before_party =

| after_election = Dwight H. Green

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

Before the primary, incumbent governor Henry Horner, a Democrat, opted not to seek a third term. In October, before the general election, his death in office made John Henry Stelle assume the governorship. However, Stelle had previously failed to win the Democratic nomination in the primary.

Republican Dwight H. Green won the election.

• Harry B. Hershey, former mayor of Taylorville
• Albert Lagerstedt, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination in 1938 United States Senate election in Illinois
• Robert W. McKinlay
• James O. Monroe
• John H. Stelle, incumbent lieutenant governor of Illinois

{{Election box begin no change| title= Gubernatorial Democratic primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Harry B. Hershey

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 815,604

| percentage = 59.73

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John H. Stelle

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 484,454

| percentage = 35.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert W. McKinlay

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 27,593

| percentage = 2.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James O. Monroe

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 24,862

| percentage = 1.82

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Albert Lagerstedt

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 12,925

| percentage = 0.95

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-in

| votes = 2

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,365,440

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Dwight H. Green, Republican nominee for mayor of Chicago in 1939
• Richard J. Lyons, former Illinois state representative

{{Election box begin no change| title= Gubernatorial Republican primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dwight H. Green

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 610,025

| percentage = 57.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Richard J. Lyons

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 457,643

| percentage = 42.86

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,067,668

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=Gubernatorial election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dwight H. Green|votes= 2,197,778 |percentage=52.93}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Harry B. Hershey|votes= 1,940,833 |percentage=46.74 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Socialist Labor Party of America |candidate= Arthur G. McDowell |votes= 7,523 |percentage=0.18 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Prohibition Party |candidate= Clay Freeman Gaumer |votes= 6,467 |percentage=0.16 }}

{{Election box total no change |votes= 4,152,622 |percentage=100 }}

{{election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

| country = Illinois

| flag_year = 1915

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1936 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1936

| next_election = 1944 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1944

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| image1 = Hugh W. Cross, circa 1945 (3x4).jpg

| nominee1 = Hugh W. Cross

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,073,679

| percentage1 = 51.27%

| image2 = Louie E. Lewis 22088 (3x4).jpg

| nominee2 = Louie E. Lewis

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,955,834

| percentage2 = 48.36%

| map_image = 1940 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 170px

| map_caption = County results
Cross: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Lewis: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = Lieutenant Governor

| before_election = John Henry Stelle (before primary)
Democratic Party
Vacant (before general election)

| before_party =

| after_election = Hugh W. Cross

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

Incumbent lieutenant governor John Henry Stelle, a Democrat, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to run for governor. Republican Hugh W. Cross was elected to succeed him.

• Louie E. Lewis, Illinois treasurer
• George M. Maypole, Illinois state senator

{{Election box begin no change| title= Lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Louie E. Lewis

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 945,586

| percentage = 77.47

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = George M. Maypole

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 275,016

| percentage = 22.53

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,220,602

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

• John V. Clinnin, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 1936
• Guy C. Crapple
• Hugh W. Cross, State Representative
• Charles Hindley
• William C. Jerome
• Arnold L. Lund, Republican nominee for the 6th congressional district in 1934
• Earle Benjamin Searcy, Illinois state senator{{cite web |url=http://visuals.sj-r.com/picturing-the-past/2018/11/23/its-always-campaign-season |title=It's always campaign season |author= |date=24 November 2018 |website=The Visual Journal |access-date=8 May 2020 }}

{{Election box begin no change| title= Lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Hugh W. Cross

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 390,941

| percentage = 41.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Arnold L. Lund

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 216,471

| percentage = 22.99

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Earle B. Searcy

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 168,692

| percentage = 17.92

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John V. Clinnin

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 61,049

| percentage = 6.49

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Charles Hindley

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 43,461

| percentage = 4.62

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William C. Jerome

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 40,671

| percentage = 4.32

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Guy C. Crapple

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 20,132

| percentage = 2.14

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-in

| votes = 1

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 941,418

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=Lieutenant gubernatorial election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Hugh W. Cross

|votes = 2,073,679

|percentage = 51.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Louie E. Lewis

|votes = 1,955,834

|percentage = 48.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |

|party = Socialist Party USA

|candidate = Joe Tonielli

|votes = 7,695

|percentage = 0.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |

|party = Prohibition Party

|candidate = Henry Johnson Long

|votes = 7,181

|percentage = 0.18

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 3,882,439

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 Illinois Attorney General election

| country = Illinois

| flag_year = 1915

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1936 Illinois Attorney General election

| previous_year = 1936

| next_election = 1944 Illinois Attorney General election

| next_year = 1944

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = George F. Barrett circa 1945 (3x4).jpg

| nominee1 = George F. Barrett

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,061,807

| percentage1 = 51.12%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Harold G. Ward

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,956,744

| percentage2 = 48.51%

| map_image = 1940 Illinois attorney general election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 170px

| map_caption = County results
Barrett: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Ward: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = Attorney General

| before_election = John Edward Cassidy

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = George F. Barrett

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

Incumbent Attorney General John Edward Cassidy, a Democrat appointed in 1938 after fellow Democrat Otto Kerner Sr. resigned to accept a federal judgeship, did not seek reelection to a full term. Republican George F. Barrett was elected to succeed him.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Attorney General Democratic primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Harold G. Ward

|votes = 821,247

|percentage = 73.10

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Samuel H. Block

|votes = 302,184

|percentage = 26.90

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 1,123,431

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

• George F. Barrett
• Oscar E. Carlstrom, former Illinois attorney general
• Frank R. Eagleton, former assistant Illinois attorney general{{cite web |title=County of Will v. State, 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 249 (1927) {{!}} Caselaw Access Project |url=https://cite.case.law/ill-ct-cl/5/249/ |website=cite.case.law |access-date=9 December 2020 |language=en}}
• Charles W. Hadley
• Edward A. Hayes, former commander of The American Legion
• George Landon

{{Election box begin no change| title= Attorney General Republican primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = George F. Barrett

|votes = 277,744

|percentage = 29.41

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward A. Hayes

|votes = 253,555

|percentage = 26.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Oscar E. Carlstrom

|votes = 241,739

|percentage = 25.60

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Charles W. Hadley

|votes = 102,358

|percentage = 10.84

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = George Landon

|votes = 53,461

|percentage = 5.66

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Frank R. Eagleton

|votes = 15,468

|percentage = 1.64

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 944,325

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Attorney General election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party= Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = George F. Barrett

| votes = 2,061,807

| percentage = 51.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Harold G. Ward

| votes = 1,956,744

| percentage = 48.51

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Socialist Party USA

| candidate = Kellam Foster

| votes = 7,819

| percentage = 0.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Prohibition Party

| candidate = Joseph L. Shaw

| votes = 7,090

| percentage = 0.18

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Others

| party = Write-in

| votes = 11

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,033,460

| percentage = 100

}}

{{election box end}}

{{Clear}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 Illinois Secretary of State election

| country = Illinois

| flag_year = 1915

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1936 Illinois Secretary of State election

| previous_year = 1936

| next_election = 1944 Illinois Secretary of State election

| next_year = 1944

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = Edward J. Hughes 6698 (3x4).jpg

| nominee1 = Edward J. Hughes

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,095,698

| percentage1 = 51.46%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Justus L. Johnson

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,962,405

| percentage2 = 48.19%

| map_image = 1940 Illinois Secretary of State election.svg

| map_size = 150px

| map_caption = County results
Hughes: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
Johnson: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}

| title = Secretary of State

| before_election = Edward J. Hughes

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Edward J. Hughes

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

Incumbent second-term Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes, a Democrat, was reelected.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Secretary of State Democratic primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward J. Hughes (incumbent)

|votes = 1,167,788

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Write-in

|candidate = Others

|votes = 1

|percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 1,167,789

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

Justus L. Johnson won the Republican primary, defeating businessman Richard Yates Rowe and Illinois state senator Arthur J. Bidwill.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Secretary of State Republican primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Justus L. Johnson

|votes = 349,731

|percentage = 37.10

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Richard Yates Rowe

|votes = 297,795

|percentage = 31.59

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Arthur J. Bidwill

|votes = 295,136

|percentage = 31.31

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 942,662

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Secretary of State election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party= Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Edward J. Hughes (incumbent)

| votes = 2,095,698

| percentage = 51.46

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Justus L. Johnson

| votes = 1,962,405

| percentage = 48.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |

|party = Socialist Party USA

|candidate = Mordecai Shulman

|votes = 7,700

|percentage = 0.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |

|party = Prohibition Party

|candidate = Harriet L. McBride

|votes = 6,829

|percentage = 0.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change |

|party = Write-in

|candidate = Others

|votes = 11

|percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,072,632

| percentage = 100

}}

{{election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election

| country = Illinois

| flag_year = 1915

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1936 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election

| previous_year = 1936

| next_election = 1944 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election

| next_year = 1944

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = Arthur C. Lueder circa 1945 (3x4).jpg

| nominee1 = Arthur C. Lueder

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,027,571

| percentage1 = 50.30%

| image2 = JohnCMartin.jpg

| nominee2 = John C. Martin

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,988,366

| percentage2 = 49.33%

| map_image = 1940 Illinois auditor of public accounts election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 170px

| map_caption = County results
Lueder: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Martin: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = Auditor of Public Accounts

| before_election = Edward J. Barrett

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Arthur C. Lueder

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

Incumbent third-term Auditor of Public Accounts Edward J. Barrett, lost renomination in the Democratic primary. Republican Arthur C. Lueder was elected to succeed him.

Incumbent Edward J. Barrett narrowly lost renomination to U.S. congressman and former Illinois state treasurer John C. Martin.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Auditor of Public Accounts Democratic primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John C. Martin

|votes = 630,729

|percentage = 50.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward J. Barrett (incumbent)

|votes = 612,914

|percentage = 49.28

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 1,243,643

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

• John William Chapman, former Chicago alderman
• Henry G. Hansen
• Arthur C. Lueder, former Chicago postmaster and Republican nominee for mayor of Chicago in 1923
• William R. McCauley
• Oscar Nelson, former Illinois auditor of public accounts, former Chicago alderman, former interim president of the Building Service Employees International Union
• Edward A. O'Connor
• Charles W. Vail
• Edward T. O'Connor

{{Election box begin no change| title= Auditor of Public Accounts Republican primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Arthur C. Lueder

|votes = 261,541

|percentage = 28.18

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William R. McCauley

|votes = 147,274

|percentage = 15.87

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Oscar Nelson

|votes = 141,750

|percentage = 15.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward T. O'Connor

|votes = 101,983

|percentage = 10.99

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Charles W. Vail

|votes = 70,852

|percentage = 7.63

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = John William Chapman

|votes = 64,717

|percentage = 6.97

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Harry W. Nelson

|votes = 58,321

|percentage = 6.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Henry G. Hansen

|votes = 40,044

|percentage = 4.31

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Edward Scanlon

|votes = 22,103

|percentage = 2.38

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward A. O'Connor

|votes = 19,608

|percentage = 2.11

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 928,193

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Auditor of Public Accounts election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party= Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Arthur C. Lueder

| votes = 2,027,571

| percentage = 50.30

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = John C. Martin

| votes = 1,988,366

| percentage = 49.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Socialist Party USA

| candidate = Georgia Albright

| votes = 7,896

| percentage = 0.20

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Prohibition Party

| candidate = Carl T . E. Schultze

| votes = 6,884

| percentage = 0.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Write-in

| candidate = Others

| votes = 10

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,030,727

| percentage = 100

}}

{{election box end}}

{{Clear}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 Illinois State Treasurer election

| country = Illinois

| flag_year = 1915

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1938 Illinois Treasurer election

| previous_year = 1938

| next_election = 1942 Illinois Treasurer election

| next_year = 1942

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = Warren E Wright 1956 (3x4).jpg

| nominee1 = Warren Wright

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,030,513

| percentage1 = 50.40%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Homer Mat Adams

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,983,667

| percentage2 = 49.24%

| map_image = 1940 Illinois state treasurer election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 170px

| map_caption = County results
Wright: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Adams: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = Treasurer

| before_election = Louie E. Lewis

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Warren Wright

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

Incumbent first-term Treasurer Louie E. Lewis, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead running for lieutenant governor. Republican Warren Wright was elected to succeed him in office.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Treasurer Democratic primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Homer Mat Adams

|votes = 805,964

|percentage = 70.90

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edwin C. Gordon

|votes = 330,733

|percentage = 29.10

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 1,136,697

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title= Treasurer Republican primary

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Warren Wright

|votes = 378,168

|percentage = 42.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = A. C. Lewis

|votes = 278,112

|percentage = 31.130

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Howard W. Trovillion

|votes = 111,169

|percentage = 12.44

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = James A. Dayton

|votes = 94,078

|percentage = 10.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Frank J. Store

|votes = 31,839

|percentage = 3.56

}}

{{Election box total no change |

|votes = 893,366

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Treasurer election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate= Warren Wright

|party= Republican Party (United States)

|votes= 2,030,513

|percentage= 50.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party= Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate= Homer Mat Adams

|votes= 1,983,667

|percentage= 49.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Socialist Party USA

| candidate = Ina M. White

| votes = 7,890

| percentage = 0.20

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Prohibition Party

| candidate = John H. Everitt

| votes = 6,894

| percentage = 0.17

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes= 4,028,964

|percentage= 100

}}

{{election box end}}

{{clear}}

Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1940. Republicans flipped control of the chamber.

Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1940. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 University of Illinois trustees elections

| country =

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1938 University of Illinois trustees election

| previous_year = 1938

| next_election = 1942 University of Illinois trustees election

| next_year = 1942

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| turnout =

| 1blank = Seats up

| 2blank = Races won

| seats_for_election = 4 out of 9 seats on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees

| majority_seats = 5

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| last_election1 =

| seats_before1 = 9

| seats_needed1 = {{Steady}}

| seats_after1 = 5

| seat_change1 = {{Decrease}} 4

| popular_vote1 = 7,717,234{{ref|A|A}}

| percentage1 = 49.27%{{ref label|C|C}}

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 5.99%

| 1data1 = 4

| 2data1 = 0

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| last_election2 =

| seats_before2 = 0

| seats_needed2 = {{Increase}} 5

| seats_after2 = 4

| seat_change2 = {{Increase}} 4

| popular_vote2 = 7,900,386½{{ref label|B|B}}

| percentage2 = 50.44%{{ref label|D|D}}

| swing2 = {{increase}} 2.59%

| 1data2 = 0

| 2data2 = 4

{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 6, 1934 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1933-34 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 10, 1934 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1934/PE%20and%20GE%201934.pdf |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=January 27, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 3, 1936 PRIMARY ELECTIONS GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 14, 1936 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 14, 1936 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1936/PE%20and%20GE%201936.pdf |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=2 August 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|title=OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, November 8, 1938 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1937-1938 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 12, 1938|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1938/PE%20and%20GE%201938.pdf|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=14 December 2020}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

}}

An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois to six year terms, and a special election was held to fill the partial term of a seat that was vacated. Republicans swept all four seats in the two elections. The election was for six-year terms.

{{Clear}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 University of Illinois trustees (regular election)

| country =

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1938 University of Illinois trustees election

| previous_year = 1938

| next_election = 1942 University of Illinois trustees election

| next_year = 1942

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| turnout =

| 1blank = Seats up

| 2blank = Races won

| seats_for_election = 3 out of 9 seats on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| last_election1 =

| popular_vote1 = 5,957,269

| percentage1 = 50.44%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 2.59%

| 1data1 = 0

| 2data1 = 3

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| last_election2 =

| popular_vote2 = 5,806,332

| percentage2 = 49.16%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 2.61%

| 1data2 = 3

| 2data2 = 0

}}

An election was held for three six-year terms to the board.

Former two-term Republican member Helen M. H. Grigsby was returned to the board. New Republican members John R. Fornof and Park Livingston were elected to the board.

Incumbent first-term Democrat Marie Coyle Plumb lost reelection.

First-term Democrats Oscar G. Mayer Sr. and Harold Pogue did not seek reelection.

Marie Coyle Plumb was listed on the ballot as "Mrs. Glenn E. Plumb", and Beulah Campbell was listed as "Belulah (Mrs. Bruce A.) Campbell".

{{Election box begin no change

| title = University of Illinois trustees election{{cite web |title=Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees |url=https://www.bot.uillinois.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_694865/File/UI-trustees-chronological.pdf |publisher=University of Illinois |access-date=1 April 2020}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate= Park Livingston

|party= Republican Party (United States)

|votes = 2,017,302½

|percentage= 17.08

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate= Helen Mathews Grigsby

|party= Republican Party (United States)

|votes= 1,972,433

|percentage= 16.70

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate= John R. Fornof

|party= Republican Party (United States)

|votes= 1,967,534

|percentage= 16.66

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party= Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate= W. E. C. Clifford

|votes= 1,954,221½

|percentage= 16.55

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party= Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate= Beulah (Mrs. Bruce A.) Campbell

|votes= 1,941,938½

|percentage= 16.44

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party= Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate= Mrs. Glenn E. Plumb

|votes= 1,910,171½

|percentage= 16.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Socialist Party USA

| candidate = Kate M. Ward

| votes = 8,286

| percentage = 0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Socialist Party USA

| candidate = Jack Sessions

| votes = 8,001

| percentage = 0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Socialist Party USA

| candidate = Eva S. Cowan

| votes = 7,927

| percentage = 0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Prohibition Party

| candidate = Mildred E. Young

| votes = 7,631½

| percentage = 0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Prohibition Party

| candidate = Maude Swits Stowell

| votes = 7,420½

| percentage = 0.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Prohibition Party

| candidate = Lois Gilbert Krandell

| votes = 7,270½

| percentage = 0.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party= Write-in

| candidate = Others

| votes = 39

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes= 11,810,176½

|percentage= 100

}}

{{election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1940 University of Illinois trustee special election

| country = Illinois

| flag_year = 1915

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1936 University of Illinois trustees election

| previous_year = 1936

| next_election = 1942 University of Illinois trustees election

| next_year = 1942

| election_date = November 5, 1940

| image_size = x150px

| image1 =

| nominee1 = Chester R. Davis

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,943,117

| percentage1 = 50.42%

| image2 =

| nominee2 = Kenney E. Williamson

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,910,902

| percentage2 = 49.58%

| title = Trustee

| before_election = Kenney E. Williamson

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Chester R. Davis

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

A special election was held to fill the term left vacant by the death in office of Democrat Louis Conrad Moschel in 1940. Republican Chester R. Davis was elected, defeating incumbent Kenny E. Williamson (who had been appointed to hold the seat after the death of Moschel).

{{Election box begin no change

| title = University of Illinois trustee special election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate= Chester R. Davis

|party= Republican Party (United States)

|votes = 1,943,117

|percentage= 50.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate= Kenney E. Williamson (incumbent)

|party= Democratic Party (United States)

|votes= 1,910,902

|percentage= 49.58

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes= 3,854,019

|percentage= 100

}}

{{election box end}}

{{clear}}

On June 3, 1940, an election was held for judges of the Superior Court of Cook County.

On November 5, 1940, an election was held to fill a vacancy on the Eighth Judicial Circuit.

A legislatively referred state statute was brought before the voters.

Voters approved the Illinois Banking Law Amendment, a legislatively referred state statute which made it easier to establish new banks in small municipalities that lack banks.{{cite web |title=Illinois General Banking Law Amendment (1940) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_General_Banking_Law_Amendment_(1940) |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=10 December 2020 |language=en}} It amended sections 11 and 12 of the general banking law.

{{Election box begin no party no change

| title = Illinois Banking Law Amendment

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate= Yes

|votes= 775,170

|percentage= 68.10

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate= No

|votes= 363,136

|percentage= 31.90

}}

{{Election box total no party no change

|votes= 1,138,306

|percentage= 100

}}

{{election box end}}

[[File:1940 Illinois Banking Law Amendment election results map by county.svg|170px|thumb|Amendment results by county

{{collapsible list

|title=Yes:

|{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}}

|{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

|title=No:

|{{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60%}}

}}

]]

{{Clear}}

Local elections were held.

:{{note|A|A}} 5,806,332½ in regular election and 1,910,902 in special election

:{{note|B|B}} 5,957,269½ in regular election and 1,943,117 in special election

:{{note|C|C}} 49.16% of regular election and 49.58% of special election

:{{note|D|D}} 50.44% of regular election and 50.42% of special election

{{reflist}}

{{1940 United States elections}}

{{Illinois elections}}

Illinois

Category:1940 state legislature elections in the United States