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Illinois: State Senate, 1930s

Members of the Illinois State Senate, 1930-39 (may be incomplete!)

1st District: Daniel A. Serritella 1931-43
2nd District: Joseph A. Mendel 1929-41
3rd District: William E. King 1935-39
5th District: Thomas V. Smith 1935-38
6th District: James J. Barbour 1917-37 John J. Meyers 1937-41
7th District: Arthur J. Bidwill 1935 Charles F. Baumrucker 1935-39 Arthur J. Bidwill 1939-57
8th District: Ray Paddock 1929-53
9th District: Patrick J. Carroll 1911-39 Richard J. Daley 1939-47
10th District: Charles W. Baker 1929-57
11th District: Thomas J. Courtney 1927-33 John M. Lee 1933-47
12th District: Harry C. Boeke 1933-37 Edward E. Laughlin 1937-41
13th District: Francis J. Loughran 1931-43
14th District: Arnold P. Benson 1933-45
16th District: Simon E. Lantz 1917-55
18th District: Carl M. Behrman 1933-37
19th District: Richey V. Graham 1931-38 A. L. Marovitz 1939-50
20th District: Louis E. Beckman 1937-46
21st District: Edward J. Hughes 1915-31
22nd District: M. B. Bailey 1909-33 Wilber H. Hickman 1933-41
23rd District: Thomas E. Keane 1935-47
24th District: W. E. C. Clifford 1933-41
26th District: L. C. Sieberns 1933-41
27th District: John Broderick 1927-39
28th District: Louis O. Williams 1933-37 Nicholas L. Hubbard 1939-45
29th District: William J. Connors 1935-57
30th District: Martin B. Lohmann 1933-53
31st District: Harold G. Ward 1931-43
32nd District: T. Mac Downing 1937-65
33rd District: Martin R. Carlson 1919-35 Charles F. Carpentier 1939-53
34th District: Melvin Thomas 1937-41
35th District: George C. Dixon 1935-43
36th District: J. Leroy Adair 1929-33
37th District: Thomas P. Gunning 1931-43
39th District: Noah M. Mason 1931-36 Ole E. Benson 1939-51
40th District: John W. Fribley 1934-53
41st District: Richard J. Barr 1903-51
42nd District: Walter L. Finn 1929-36 John J. Parish 1939-53
43rd District: Clinton L. Ewing 1931-43
44th District: R. G. Crisenberry 1937-61
45th District: Earl B. Searcy 1923-45
46th District: H. S. Burgess 1933-41
47th District: Norman G. Flagg 1927-31 Norman G. Flagg 1939-47
49th District: Paul W. Abt 1927-31 Louis J. Menges 1935-43
51st District: Charles H. Thompson 1927-35 Charles H. Thompson 1939-43

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

Members of the Illinois State Senate: Events and Candidates of the 1930's (may be incomplete!)

1st District:
- 1930: Daniel A. Serritella (Rep), elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Daniel A. Serritella (Rep), elected unopposed.
- 1938 Apr 12: Michael P. Sheahan (Dem), nominated unopposed, but withdrew.
- 1938 Apr 12: Daniel A. Serritella (Rep), nominated; James H. Pricer (Rep), defeated in primary; James T. Brewington, Jr. (Rep), defeated in primary; Charles A. Wathier (Rep), defeated in primary; Sidney D. Abelson (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: Daniel A. Serritella (Rep), elected unopposed.
2nd District:
- 1932: Joseph A. Mendel (Dem), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: Joseph A. Mendel (Dem), elected; William Parrillo (Rep), defeated.
3rd District:
- 1934 Nov 6: William E. King (Rep), elected; Bryant A. Hammond (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: William A. Wallace (Dem), nominated; Christopher C. Wimbish (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: William E. King (Rep), nominated; Aaron H. Payne (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: William A. Wallace (Dem), elected; William E. King (Rep), defeated.
4th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: Frank J. McDermott (Dem), elected; Ig Zwarycz (Rep), defeated.
5th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Thomas V. Smith (Dem), elected; Roy C. Woods (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: John B. Geary (Dem), nominated; Harry R. Chapman (Dem), defeated in primary; Wayne McMillen (Dem), defeated in primary; Edward P. Garrity (Dem), defeated in primary; George E. Murphy (Dem), defeated in primary; Sam Harris (Dem), defeated in primary; Edward J. Landis (Dem), defeated in primary; Francis Patrick Canary (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Bernard M. Epstein (Rep), nominated; J. Henry Aronson (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: John B. Geary (Dem), elected; Bernard M. Epstein (Rep), defeated.
6th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: John J. Meyers (Dem), elected; James J. Barbour (Rep), defeated.
7th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Arthur J. Bidwill (Rep), elected, but lost subsequent challenge; Charles F. Baumrucker (Dem), defeated, but won subsequent challenge.
- 1938 Apr 12: Charles F. Baumrucker (Dem), nominated; Ralph E. Sinsheimer (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Arthur J. Bidwill (Rep), nominated; Frank E. Foster (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: Arthur J. Bidwill (Rep), elected; Charles F. Baumrucker (Dem), defeated.
8th District:
- 1932: Ray Paddock (Rep), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: Ray Paddock (Rep), elected; Leo Dailey (Dem), defeated.
9th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Patrick J. Carroll (Dem), elected; William M. Zipperman (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: Richard J. Daley (Dem), nominated; Henry A. Piotrowski (Dem), defeated in primary; Robert J. Mulcahy (Dem), defeated in primary; Joseph J. Nowicki (Dem), defeated in primary; Louis J. Mayer (Dem), defeated in primary; Frank Wilkowski (Dem), defeated in primary; Sigmund Pawlik (Dem), defeated in primary; Joseph Przybylo (Dem), defeated in primary; Antoinette H. Nauseda (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Anthony F. Benkowski (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: Richard J. Daley (Dem), elected; Anthony F. Benkowski (Rep), defeated.
10th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: Charles W. Baker (Rep), elected; Holger A. Carlson (Dem), defeated.
11th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: John M. Lee (Dem), elected; Lester W. Porter (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: John M. Lee (Dem), nominated; Richard J. Evans (Dem), defeated in primary; Riley A. Bender (Dem), defeated in primary; Samuel J. Coco (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: William A. Forgue (Rep), nominated; Arthur T. Weatherwax (Rep), defeated in primary; Franklin Porter (Rep), defeated in primary; Emery E. Reimer (Rep), defeated in primary; Donald A. Borrelli (Rep), defeated in primary; Charles R. Porter (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: John M. Lee (Dem), elected; William A. Forgue (Rep), defeated.
12th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: Edward E. Laughlin (Rep), elected; Ezra E. Miller (Dem), defeated.
13th District:
- 1930: Francis J. Loughran (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Francis J. Loughran (Dem), elected; Grenville Beardsley (Rep), defeated; Harmon W. Reed (Prohibition), defeated; Joseph R. Burda, defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: Francis J. Loughran (Dem), nominated; John J. Sullivan (Dem), defeated in primary; James J. Ryan (Dem), defeated in primary; John O'Keefe (Dem), defeated in primary; John Harold McGillen (Dem), defeated in primary; Thomas A. McManigal (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Grenville Beardsley (Rep), nominated; Ambrose P. Finn (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: Francis J. Loughran (Dem), elected; Grenville Beardsley (Rep), defeated.
14th District:
- 1932: Arnold P. Benson (Rep), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: Arnold P. Benson (Rep), elected; Edgar O. Eakin (Dem), defeated.
15th District:
- 1930: Peter P. Kielminski (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Peter P. Kielminski (Dem), elected; Felix Kaski (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: Peter P. Kielminski (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Apr 12: Matthew J. Vogel (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: Peter P. Kielminski (Dem), elected; Matthew J. Vogel (Rep), defeated.
16th District:
- 1932: Simon E. Lantz, elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: Simon E. Lantz (Rep), elected; Glenwood Tanton (Dem), defeated.
17th District:
- 1930: James B. Leonardo (Rep), elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: James B. Leonardo (Rep), elected unopposed.
- 1938 Apr 12: Michael Iarussi (Dem), nominated unopposed, but withdrew.
- 1938 Apr 12: James B. Leonardo (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: James B. Leonardo (Rep), elected unopposed.
18th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: Thomas E. Madden (Dem), elected; Clyde C. Trager (Rep), defeated.
19th District:
- 1930: Richey V. Graham, elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Richey V. Graham (Dem), elected; Edward G. Konvalinka (Rep), defeated; Alonzo J. Boulanger, defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: A. L. Marovitz (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Apr 12: James C. Soper (Rep), nominated; Louis E. Rotheiser (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: A. L. Marovitz (Dem), elected; James C. Soper (Rep), defeated.
20th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: Louis E. Beckman (Rep), elected; W. S. Kay (Dem), defeated.
21st District:
- 1930: George M. Maypole (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: George M. Maypole (Dem), elected; Joseph B. Caracci (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: George M. Maypole (Dem), nominated; Thomas F. Courtney (Dem), defeated in primary; Stanley Arthur Lizak (Dem), defeated in primary; Arthur Joseph Sage (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: James J. Cullen, Jr. (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: George M. Maypole (Dem), elected; James J. Cullen, Jr. (Rep), defeated.
22nd District:
- 1932: Wilber H. Hickman (Dem), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: Wilber H. Hickman (Dem), elected; Karl R. O'Hair (Rep), defeated.
23rd District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Thomas E. Keane (Dem), elected; William G. Thon (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: Thomas E. Keane (Dem), nominated; Frank J. Kruppa (Dem), defeated in primary; Merion Robert Samborski (Dem), defeated in primary; Edward Kozuchowski (Dem), defeated in primary; John Kluza, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary; K. Pautz (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Frank C. Wilkinson (Rep), nominated; William P. Schilke (Rep), defeated in primary; Charles N. Shaw (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: Thomas E. Keane (Dem), elected; Frank C. Wilkinson (Rep), defeated.
24th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: W. E. C. Clifford (Dem), elected; Roy R. Cline (Rep), defeated.
25th District:
- 1930: Frank J. Huckin, Jr. (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Frank J. Huckin, Jr. (Dem), elected; Oscar C. Johnson (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: Frank J. Huckin, Jr. (Dem), nominated; Benjamin M. Becker (Dem), defeated in primary; Stanley A. Lesniewski (Dem), defeated in primary; Michael J. Geraty (Dem), defeated in primary; Cornelius F. McCarthy (Dem), defeated in primary; Dennis J. Swierczynski (Dem), defeated in primary; Stanley Kielczynski, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary; Ned Feinberg (Dem), defeated in primary; Morgan E. Kneisel (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Frank M. Kalteux (Rep), nominated; Thomas Francis Cline (Rep), defeated in primary; George L. Kandlik (Rep), defeated in primary; Robert Meyer Fink (Rep), defeated in primary; Charles J. Blaul (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: Frank J. Huckin, Jr. (Dem), elected; Frank M. Kalteux (Rep), defeated.
26th District:
- 1932: L. C. Sieberns (Dem), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: L. C. Sieberns (Dem), elected; Mark R. Ethell (Rep), defeated.
27th District:
- 1930: John Broderick, elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: John Broderick (Dem), elected; George A. Gillmeister (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: John Broderick (Dem), nominated; Frank J. Quirk (Dem), defeated in primary; John Wilczynski (Dem), defeated in primary; Joseph Klamrzynski (Dem), defeated in primary; Frank Litterski (Dem), defeated in primary; Rudolph Joseph Tuczynski (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: George F. Pulaski (Rep), nominated; George A. Gillmeister (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: John Broderick (Dem), elected; George F. Pulaski (Rep), defeated.
- 1939 Aug 9: John Broderick, died in office.
28th District:
- 1932: Louis O. Williams (Dem), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: Louis O. Williams (Dem), elected; Charles Adkins (Rep), defeated.
- 1937 Mar 19: Louis O. Williams, died in office.
- 1938 Apr 12: Nicholas L. Hubbard (Dem), nominated; J. J. 'Jess' Hill (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Webber Borchers (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: Nicholas L. Hubbard (Dem), elected; Webber Borchers (Rep), defeated.
29th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: William J. Connors (Dem), elected; Robert M. Woodward (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: William J. Connors (Dem), nominated; Leo V. Kane (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Charles J. Monahan (Rep), nominated; Thomas McCormick Hartford (Rep), defeated in primary; Eugene V. Rinard (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: William J. Connors (Dem), elected; Charles J. Monahan (Rep), defeated.
30th District:
- 1932: Martin B. Lohmann (Dem), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: Martin B. Lohmann (Dem), elected; Edwin McDonald (Rep), defeated.
31st District:
- 1930: Harold G. Ward (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Harold G. Ward (Dem), elected; Homer A. Dodge (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Apr 12: Harold G. Ward (Dem), nominated; Eugene M. Hoyne (Dem), defeated in primary; Edwin W. Hammer (Dem), defeated in primary; William J. Henry (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Apr 12: Homer A. Dodge (Rep), nominated; Francis B. Murphy (Rep), defeated in primary; Allan R. Bloch (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: Harold G. Ward (Dem), elected; Homer A. Dodge (Rep), defeated.
32nd District:
- 1936 Nov 3: T. Mac Downing (Rep), elected; James C. Mayor (Dem), defeated.
33rd District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Robert M. Harper (Dem), elected; William B. Schroder (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Charles F. Carpentier (Rep), elected; Robert M. Harper (Dem), defeated.
34th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: Melvin Thomas (Dem), elected; Harry I. Hannah (Rep), defeated.
35th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: George C. Dixon (Rep), elected; Henry J. White (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: George C. Dixon (Rep), elected; James H. Ketchin (Dem), defeated.
36th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: Joseph E. Heckenkamp (Dem), elected; Harold S. Hunter (Rep), defeated.
37th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Thomas P. Gunning (Rep), elected; James H. Andrews (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Thomas P. Gunning (Rep), elected; Benjamin Downs (Dem), defeated.
38th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: Harry C. Stuttle (Dem), elected; Elmer H. Droste (Rep), defeated.
39th District:
- 1930: Noah M. Mason, elected.
- 1932: Harry C. Stuttle (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Noah M. Mason (Rep), elected; James R. Johnson (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Ole E. Benson (Rep), elected; Vincent J. Dimond (Dem), defeated.
40th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: John W. Fribley (Dem), elected; J. W. Spresser (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: John W. Fribley (Dem), elected; Charles H. Bonnell (Rep), defeated.
41st District:
- 1930: Richard J. Barr, elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Richard J. Barr (Rep), elected; John V. McCarthy (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Richard J. Barr (Rep), elected; James R. Shaffer (Dem), defeated.
42nd District:
- 1932: Walter L. Finn (Dem), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: Walter L. Finn (Dem), elected; Harry M. Henson (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 7: Walter L. Finn, died in office.
- 1938 Nov 8: John J. Parish (Dem), elected; Hervey O. Jones (Rep), defeated.
43rd District:
- 1930: Clinton L. Ewing, elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Clinton L. Ewing (Rep), elected; M. P. Rice (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Clinton L. Ewing (Rep), elected; Edwin W. Daily (Dem), defeated.
44th District:
- 1936 Nov 3: R. G. Crisenberry (Rep), elected; C. J. Kribs (Dem), defeated.
45th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Earl B. Searcy (Rep), elected; S. I. Gresham (Dem), defeated; Louis Aidich (Socialist), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Earl B. Searcy (Rep), elected; O. B. Thompson (Dem), defeated.
46th District:
- 1932: H. S. Burgess (Dem), elected.
- 1936 Nov 3: H. S. Burgess (Dem), elected; Frank G. Thompson (Rep), defeated.
47th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: James O. Monroe (Dem), elected; Alvin C. Bohm (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Norman G. Flagg (Rep), elected; James O. Monroe (Dem), defeated.
49th District:
- 1934 Nov 6: Louis J. Menges (Dem), elected; W. R. Weber (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Louis J. Menges (Dem), elected; William H. Horner (Rep), defeated.
51st District:
- 1930: Charles H. Thompson, elected.
- 1934 Nov 6: Oral P. Tuttle (Rep), elected; Kenneth L. Jones (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Charles H. Thompson (Rep), elected; John David Upchurch (Dem), defeated.

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