1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1912 November 7, 1916 1920  
  John G. Oglesby 2 (1).jpg Henry W. Huttmann Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor (3x4a).jpg
Nominee John G. Oglesby Henry W. Huttmann
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote692,545555,259
Percentage52.86%42.38%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Barratt O'Hara
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

John G. Oglesby
Republican

The 1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. It saw the election of Republican former governor John G. Oglesby to a second nonconsecutive term.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1916.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry W. Huttmann 106,199 51.19
Democratic Barratt O'Hara (incumbent)101,27948.81
Total votes207,478 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John G. Oglesby 224,368 61.60
Republican William J. Butler40,65611.16
Republican Albert Goodman27,8327.64
Republican Sam W. Latham23,8286.54
Republican Frank Hall Childs21,3235.85
Republican Albert W. Cohn13,8523.80
Republican Frederick C. DeLang12,3743.40
Total votes364,233 100.00

Progressive primary

No candidates stood in the Progressive Party'sprimary, and the Progressive Party did not field a candidate in the general election.

Results

Progressive primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Scattering 42 100.00
Total votes42 100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

  • Karl F. M. Sandberg

Results

Socialist primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Karl F. M. Sandberg 2,793 100.00
Total votes2,793 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John G. Oglesby 692,545 52.86%
Democratic Henry W. Huttmann555,25942.38%
Socialist Karl F. M. Sandberg50,1763.83%
Prohibition Harvey A. DuBois10,5690.81%
Socialist Labor Gustave A. Jennings1,6900.13%
Majority137,28610.48%
Turnout 1,310,239100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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References

  1. "IL Lt. Governor, 1916 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Illinois Official Vote 1916, pp. 60–61.
  3. "IL Lt. Governor, 1916 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. "IL Lt. Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. Illinois Official Vote 1916, p. 4.

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