1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Fred E. Sterling Walter W. Williams Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,329,119 613,646 Percentage 64.17% 29.63%

Lieutenant Governor before election John G. Oglesby Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Fred E. Sterling Republican

The 1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. It saw Republican nominee Fred E. Sterling win a landslide victory.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1920.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Leo G. Hana, soldier and former director of athletics at the University of Illinois ^[1]
• Walter W. Williams, former State Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter W. Williams	112,464	71.49
	Democratic	Leo G. Hana	44,843	28.51
Total votes			157,307	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• William H. H. Miller, state legislator ^[3]
• Fred E. Sterling, incumbent State Treasurer

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred E. Sterling	390,872	52.64
	Republican	William H. H. Miller	351,710	47.36
Total votes			742,582	100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

• George Koop

Results

Socialist primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	George Koop	1,841	100.00
Total votes			1,841	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major candidates

• Walter W. Williams, Democratic
• Fred E. Sterling, Republican

Minor candidates

• Charles Dold, Farmer-Labor, executive board member of the Chicago Federation of Labor ^[4]
• Clay Freeman Gaumer, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for U.S. House in 1916 from Illinois's at-large congressional district
• Arthur D. Foyer, Single Tax
• George Koop, Socialist, Socialist nominee for U.S. House in 1906 and 1908 from Illinois's 7th congressional district
• Cornelius W. Stapleton, Socialist Labor

Results

1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fred E. Sterling	1,329,119	64.17%
	Democratic	Walter W. Williams	613,646	29.63%
	Socialist	George Koop	64,342	3.11%
	Farmer–Labor	Charles Dold	50,044	2.42%
	Prohibition	Clay Freeman Gaumer	10,294	0.50%
	Socialist Labor	Cornelius W. Stapleton	3,024	0.15%
	Single Tax	Arthur D. Foyer	841	0.04%
Majority			715,473	34.54%
Turnout			2,071,310	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1920 Illinois gubernatorial election

References

1. "Qualification review basis of candidate's place on Argus ticket". The Rock Island Argus and daily union. Rock Island, Ill. September 14, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
2. Illinois Official Vote 1920, pp. 74–75.
3. "Argus ticket builded upon qualification". The Rock Island Argus and daily union. Rock Island, Ill. September 14, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
4. "Federation of Labor". Chicago eagle. Chicago, Ill. September 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
5. Illinois Official Vote 1920, p. 5.

Bibliography

• 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.