1916 Illinois gubernatorial election
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The 1916 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Edward F. Dunne was defeated by Republican nominee Frank Orren Lowden.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1916.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
- William B. Brinton, manufacturer[1]
- Edward F. Dunne, incumbent Governor
- James Traynor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward F. Dunne | 151,763 | 63.63 | |
Democratic | William B. Brinton | 65,639 | 27.52 | |
Democratic | James Traynor | 21,105 | 8.85 | |
Total votes | 238,507 | 100.00 |
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
- Henry W. Huttmann
- Barratt O'Hara, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Henry W. Huttmann | 106,199 | 51.19 | |
Democratic | Barratt O'Hara | 101,279 | 48.81 | |
Total votes | 207,478 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
- Morton D. Hull, State Senator
- Frank Orren Lowden, former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district
- Frank Leslie Smith, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 1904
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Orren Lowden | 227,443 | 54.03 | |
Republican | Morton D. Hull | 117,229 | 27.85 | |
Republican | Frank Leslie Smith | 76,287 | 18.12 | |
Total votes | 420,959 | 100.00 |
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
- William J. Butler
- Frank Hall Childs
- Albert W. Cohn
- Frederick C. DeLang
- Albert Goodman
- Sam W. Latham, incumbent State Senator
- John G. Oglesby, former Lieutenant Governor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John G. Oglesby | 224,368 | 61.60 | |
Republican | William J. Butler | 40,656 | 11.16 | |
Republican | Albert Goodman | 27,832 | 7.64 | |
Republican | Sam W. Latham | 23,828 | 6.54 | |
Republican | Frank Hall Childs | 21,323 | 5.85 | |
Republican | Albert W. Cohn | 13,852 | 3.80 | |
Republican | Frederick C. DeLang | 12,374 | 3.40 | |
Total votes | 364,233 | 100.00 |
Progressive primary
No candidates stood in this primary and the Progressive Party did not put forward candidates at the general election.
Governor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Scattering | 64 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 64 | 100.00 |
Lieutenant Governor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Scattering | 42 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 42 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
Governor
Candidates
- Seymour Stedman, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1915
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Seymour Stedman | 2,985 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 2,985 | 100.00 |
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
- Karl F. M. Sandberg
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Karl F. M. Sandberg | 2,793 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 2,793 | 100.00 |
General election
Governor
Candidates
- Edward F. Dunne, Democratic
- John M. Francis, Socialist Labor, perennial candidate
- John R. Golden, Prohibition, pastor and former state legislator[9]
- Frank Orren Lowden, Republican
- Seymour Stedman, Socialist
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Frank Orren Lowden | 696,535 | 52.67% | ||
Democratic | Edward F. Dunne | 556,654 | 42.09% | ||
Socialist | Seymour Stedman | 52,316 | 3.96% | ||
Prohibition | John R. Golden | 15,309 | 1.16% | ||
Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 1,739 | 0.13% | ||
Majority | 139,881 | 10.58% | |||
Turnout | 1,322,553 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
- Harvey A. DuBois, Prohibition, candidate for Illinois Secretary of State in 1908
- Henry W. Huttmann, Democratic
- Gustave A. Jennings, Socialist Labor, candidate for Governor in 1908
- John G. Oglesby, Republican
- Karl F. M. Sandberg, Socialist
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John G. Oglesby | 692,545 | 52.86% | ||
Democratic | Henry W. Huttmann | 555,259 | 42.38% | ||
Socialist | Karl F. M. Sandberg | 50,176 | 3.83% | ||
Prohibition | Harvey A. DuBois | 10,569 | 0.81% | ||
Socialist Labor | Gustave A. Jennings | 1,690 | 0.13% | ||
Majority | 137,286 | 10.48% | |||
Turnout | 1,310,239 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
References
- ^ "Stage ready for Illinois fall battle". Rock Island Argus. Rock Island, Illinois. 14 September 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1916 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Illinois Official Vote 1916, pp. 58–59.
- ^ "IL Lt. Governor, 1916 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Illinois Official Vote 1916, pp. 60–61.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1916 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "IL Lt. Governor, 1916 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1916 - S Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Richardson, Darcy G. (2008). Others: Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third-Party Politics in the 1920s. Vol. IV. iUniverse Inc. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-595-48126-2.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
- ^ Illinois Votes 1900-1958, p. 45.
- ^ a b Illinois Official Vote 1916, p. 4.
- ^ "IL Lt. Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
Bibliography
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Samuel K. Gove, ed. (1959). Illinois Votes 1900-1958: A Compilation of Illinois Election Statistics. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois.
- Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State (1917). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, November 7, 1916; Judicial Elections, 1915-1916; Primary Elections, April 11 and September 13, 1916. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers.