1920 Illinois gubernatorial election
1920 election for governor of Illinois
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The 1920 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920.
Incumbent first-term Republican Governor Frank Orren Lowden declined to stand for re-election. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. President at the 1920 Republican National Convention.
Republican nominee Len Small defeated Democratic nominee James Hamilton Lewis with 58.78% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 15, 1920.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- James Hamilton Lewis, former U.S. Senator
- Barratt O'Hara, former Lieutenant Governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Hamilton Lewis | 153,717 | 85.14 | |
| Democratic | Barratt O'Hara | 26,827 | 14.86 | |
| Total votes | 180,544 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Oscar E. Carlstrom, Mercer County state's attorney
- John G. Oglesby, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Len Small, former State Treasurer
- Edward N. Woodruff, mayor of Peoria
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Len Small | 377,005 | 46.49 | |
| Republican | John G. Oglesby | 369,103 | 45.52 | |
| Republican | Edward N. Woodruff | 34,506 | 4.26 | |
| Republican | Oscar E. Carlstrom | 30,836 | 3.74 | |
| Total votes | 811,450 | 100.00 | ||
Socialist primary
Candidates
- Andrew Lafin
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Andrew Lafin | 1,859 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,859 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
Major candidates
- Len Small, Republican
- James Hamilton Lewis, Democratic
Minor candidates
- Harrison Parker, Co-operative, former president of the Chicago-American Newspaper Company[2]
- John H. Walker, Farmer-Labor, national Chairman of the Farmer-Labor Party[3]
- John Maynard Harlan, Harding-Coolidge Republican, Independent nominee for mayor of Chicago 1897 and Republican nominee for mayor of Chicago in 1905
- Parke Longworth, Liberal
- James H. Woertendyke, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for U.S. House in 1904 from Illinois's 13th congressional district
- Lewis D. Spaulding, Single Tax
- Andrew Lafin, Socialist, Socialist nominee for U.S. House in 1916 from Illinois's 9th congressional district
- John M. Francis, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1916
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Len Small | 1,243,148 | 58.87% | ||
| Democratic | James Hamilton Lewis | 731,551 | 34.64% | ||
| Socialist | Andrew Lafin | 58,998 | 2.79% | ||
| Farmer–Labor | John H. Walker | 56,480 | 2.67% | ||
| Prohibition | James H. Woertendyke | 9,876 | 0.47% | ||
| Independent Republican | John Maynard Harlan | 5,985 | 0.28% | ||
| Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 3,020 | 0.14% | ||
| Co-operative Party | Harrison Parker | 1,260 | 0.06% | ||
| Single Tax | Lewis D. Spaulding | 930 | 0.04% | ||
| Liberal | Parke Longworth | 357 | 0.02% | ||
| Scattering | 5 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 511,597 | 24.23% | |||
| Turnout | 2,111,605 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c Illinois Official Vote 1920, pp. 72–73.
- ^ "Candidate for Governor". Evening times-Republican. Marshalltown, Iowa. September 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Buck, Robert M. (July 17, 1920). "The Farmer-Labor Party Convention" (PDF). The New Majority. Chicago. pp. 1–2. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Illinois Official Vote 1920, p. 5.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
Bibliography
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State (1920). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, Nov. 2, 1920, &c., &c. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers.
