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In the following year's Chicago mayoral election Kelly was replaced by Martin Kennelly as the Democratic candidate. [14] The shrieval race would be Daley's only electoral defeat. [12] Daley became the Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee in 1953 and the Mayor of Chicago in 1955, [15] serving both positions until his ...
On June 3, 1946, elections were held to fill vacancies on the Superior Court of Cook County. [1] On November 5, 1946, a special election was held to fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court of Cook County. [1] On December 17, 1946, a special election was held to fill a vacancy on the Sixth Judicial Circuit. [1]
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The 1946 election resulted in Republicans picking up 55 seats to win majority control. Joseph Martin , Republican of Massachusetts , became Speaker of the House , exchanging places with Sam Rayburn , Democrat of Texas , who became the new Minority Leader .
Elections were held on November 5, 1946, and elected the members of the 80th United States Congress.In the first election after World War II, incumbent President Harry S. Truman (who took office on April 12, 1945, upon the death of his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt) and the Democratic Party suffered large losses.
Pages in category "1946 elections in the United States by state" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Chicago mayoral election of 1943 was held on April 6, 1943. The election saw incumbent Edward J. Kelly being reelected to a third term, defeating Republican nominee George B. McKibbin with a 9% margin of victory. Both nominees had received landslide victories in their party's primary elections.
The Chicago mayoral election of 1947 was held on April 1, 1947. The election saw Democrat Martin H. Kennelly being elected, defeating Republican Russell Root by a more-than 17% margin of victory. The election was preceded by primary elections in February 1947 to determine the nominees of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party .