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The 1916 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne was defeated by Republican nominee Frank Orren Lowden.
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1916.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (incumbent) | 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
No candidates stood in the Progressive primary, and the Progressive Party did not put forward a candidate in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Scattering | 64 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 64 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Seymour Stedman | 2,985 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 2,985 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Orren Lowden | 696,535 | 52.67% | ||
| Democratic | Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (incumbent) | 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 | ||||
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who was the 38th mayor of Chicago from 1905 to 1907 and the 24th Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917. Dunne is the only person to be elected both Mayor of Chicago and Governor of Illinois. He also served as a judge of the Illinois circuit court for Cook County from 1892 to 1905.
Frank Orren Lowden was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 25th Governor of Illinois and as a United States Representative from Illinois. He was also a candidate for the Republican presidential nominations in 1920 and 1928.
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