1944 Illinois gubernatorial election

1944 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Nominee Dwight H. Green Thomas J. Courtney Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,013,270 1,940,999 Percentage 50.75% 48.93%

County results Green:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Courtney:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Dwight H. Green Republican Elected Governor Dwight H. Green Republican

The 1944 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican, was narrowly reelected to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee, Illinois State Senator and attorney, Thomas J. Courtney with 50.75% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Gubernatorial Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Courtney	531,134	100
	Write-in		1	0.00
Total votes			531,135	100

Republican primary

Gubernatorial Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight H. Green (incumbent)	621,286	86.16
	Republican	Oscar E. Carlstrom	99,831	13.84
Total votes			721,117	100

General election

Gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight H. Green (incumbent)	2,013,270	50.75
	Democratic	Thomas J. Courtney	1,940,999	48.93
	Socialist Labor	Charles Storm	6,906	0.17
	Prohibition	Willis Ray Wilson	5,590	0.14
Total votes			3,966,765	100

References

1. "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 2, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}