Saturday, February 29, 2020

1946 Cook County, Illinois elections

John M Wolfson: Created stub on Richard J. Daley's only loss, will expand later



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Elections were held in [[Cook County, Illinois]], on November 5, 1946. Republicans took control of most county offices,<ref name="Arlington Heights Herald"></ref> although Democrats retained a majority in the [[Cook County Board of Commissioners|Board of Commissioners]].<ref name="Continued majority"></ref> For the position of Sheriff Democratic candidate [[Richard J. Daley]] suffered what would be the only defeat in his career at the hands of Republican candidate Elmer Michael Walsh.<ref name="Arlington Heights Herald"/>

Harriet M. Robinson, the president of the Honest Ballot Committee, called for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] to investigate the election on October 20, accusing the Board of Election commissioners of delaying the release of precinct voter registers.<ref name="FBI"></ref>

==References==


[[Category:Illinois elections]]
[[Category:1946 in Illinois]]




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