1936 Illinois gubernatorial elections

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1936 Illinois gubernatorial election
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  1932 November 3, 1936 1940  
  Henry Horner (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1935-1936).png Charles W. Brooks (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1941-1942) (cropped a little less).png
Nominee Henry Horner C. Wayland Brooks
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,067,8611,682,685
Percentage53.13%43.24%

1936 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Horner:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Brooks:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Henry Horner
Democratic

Elected Governor

Henry Horner
Democratic

Incumbent first-term governor Henry Horner, a Democrat, won reelection.

Contents

Democratic primary

The Chicago political machine unsuccessfully ran Chicago Board of Health president Herman Bundesen against the incumbent Henry Horner in retribution for Horner having vetoed a bill that would have allowed bookies to legally operate, a bill favored by Chicago political bosses such as Edward J. Kelly. [1]

Candidates

Results

Democratic gubernatorial primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry Horner (incumbent) 820,313 54.39
Democratic Herman Bundesen 659,22143.71
Democratic James Fred Robertson28,6001.90
Write-in Others10.00
Total votes1,508,135 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican gubernatorial primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican C. Wayland Brooks 596,446 59.05
Republican Len Small 268,90326.62
Republican Oscar E. Carlstrom 53,2665.27
Republican Thomas P. Gunning 31,1943.09
Republican J. Paul Kuhn29,4232.91
Republican H. Wallace Caldwell16,0791.59
Republican John G. Oglesby 7,5680.75
Republican George W. Dowell7,1250.71
Write-in Others10.00
Total votes1,010,005 100

General election

Challenging both Democratic nominee Henry Horner and Republican nominee Charles W. Brooks, Republican former Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson ran on the Union Progressive Party of Illinois' ballot line. There were also several other minor candidates.

Gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry Horner (incumbent) 2,067,861 53.13
Republican C. Wayland Brooks 1,682,68543.24
Union Progressive William Hale Thompson 128,9620.18
Socialist John Fisher6,966
Prohibition Harmon W. Reed2,8960.07
Socialist Labor O. Alfred Olson2,6020.07
Write-in Others4
Total votes3,891,976 100

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