district        incumbent       party  first elected                              result                                         candidates
0   illinois 2   barratt o'hara  democratic           1952                        re - elected  barratt o'hara (d) 61.6% richard b vail (r) 38.4%
1   illinois 3    fred e busbey  republican           1950  lost re - election democratic gain   james c murray (d) 53.8% fred e busbey (r) 46.2%
2  illinois 14  chauncey w reed  republican           1934                        re - elected   chauncey w reed (r) 72.4% richard plum (d) 27.6%
3  illinois 15     noah m mason  republican           1936                        re - elected   noah m mason (r) 62.8% richard a mohan (d) 37.2%
4  illinois 16      leo e allen  republican           1932                        re - elected                          leo e allen (r) unopposed
5  illinois 20      sid simpson  republican           1942                        re - elected      sid simpson (r) 62.9% james a barry (d) 37.1%
6  illinois 24     melvin price  democratic           1944                        re - elected     melvin price (d) 69.2% john t thomas (r) 30.8%

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