1920 Illinois gubernatorial election

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1920 Illinois gubernatorial election
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  1916 November 2, 1920 1924  
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Nominee Len Small James Hamilton Lewis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,243,148731,541
Percentage58.87%34.64%

1920 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Small:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Contents

Lewis:     40-50%     50-60%

Governor before election

Frank Orren Lowden
Republican

Elected Governor

Len Small
Republican

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

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Hamilton Lewis 153,717 85.14
Democratic Barratt O'Hara 26,82714.86
Total votes180,544 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Len Small 377,005 46.49
Republican John G. Oglesby 369,10345.52
Republican Edward N. Woodruff 34,5064.26
Republican Oscar E. Carlstrom 30,8363.74
Total votes811,450 100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

  • Andrew Lafin

Results

Socialist primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Andrew Lafin 1,859 100.00
Total votes1,859 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major candidates

Minor candidates

Results

1920 Illinois gubernatorial election [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Len Small 1,243,148 58.87%
Democratic James Hamilton Lewis 731,55134.64%
Socialist Andrew Lafin58,9982.79%
Farmer–Labor John H. Walker 56,4802.67%
Prohibition James H. Woertendyke9,8760.47%
Independent Republican John Maynard Harlan 5,9850.28%
Socialist Labor John M. Francis3,0200.14%
Co-operative PartyHarrison Parker1,2600.06%
Single Tax Lewis D. Spaulding9300.04%
LiberalParke Longworth3570.02%
Scattering50.00%
Majority511,59724.23%
Turnout 2,111,605100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Illinois Official Vote 1920, pp. 72–73.
  2. "Candidate for Governor". Evening times-Republican. Marshalltown, Iowa. September 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. Buck, Robert M. (July 17, 1920). "The Farmer-Labor Party Convention" (PDF). The New Majority. Chicago. pp. 1–2. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. Illinois Official Vote 1920, p. 5.
  5. Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.

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