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Roscoe Conkling Simmons (view source)
Revision as of 05:16, November 21, 2021
, 05:16, November 21, 2021→Illinois GOP politics
In the following 1932 elections, Simmons sought a state Senate seat based in [[Chicago]] and received support from the Second Ward Republican Club.<ref name=p.56/> Although his oratory proved to be effective in drawing a massive crowd in a speech, he lost the race.
In the following 1932 elections, Simmons sought a state Senate seat based in [[Chicago]] and received support from the Second Ward Republican Club.<ref name=p.56/> Although his oratory proved to be effective in drawing a massive crowd in a speech, he lost the race.
Simmons ran again for Congress from the 1st district in the [[1938 Midterm Elections|1938 midterms]] to race incumbent Democrat representative Arthur W. Mitchell, though lost in the Republican primary polling only 11% of the vote and finishing fourth place out of five GOP candidates.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=572425 IL District 1 - R Primary Race - Apr 12, 1938]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>
===National politics===
===National politics===