The 1916 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne was defeated by Republican nominee Frank Orren Lowden.
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on September 13, 1916.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- William B. Brinton, manufacturer[1]
- Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, incumbent Governor
- James Traynor
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (incumbent) | 151,763 | 63.63 | |
Democratic | William B. Brinton | 65,639 | 27.52 | |
Democratic | James Traynor | 21,105 | 8.85 | |
Total votes | 238,507 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Morton D. Hull, State Senator
- Frank Orren Lowden, former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district
- Frank Leslie Smith, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 1904
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Orren Lowden | 227,443 | 54.03 | |
Republican | Morton D. Hull | 117,229 | 27.85 | |
Republican | Frank Leslie Smith | 76,287 | 18.12 | |
Total votes | 420,959 | 100.00 |
Progressive primary
editNo candidates stood in the Progressive primary, and the Progressive Party did not put forward a candidate in the general election.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Scattering | 64 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 64 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
editCandidates
edit- Seymour Stedman, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1915
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Seymour Stedman | 2,985 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 2,985 | 100.00 |
General election
editCandidates
edit- Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, Democratic
- John M. Francis, Socialist Labor, perennial candidate
- John R. Golden, Prohibition, pastor and former state legislator[6]
- Frank Orren Lowden, Republican
- Seymour Stedman, Socialist
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Orren Lowden | 696,535 | 52.67% | ||
Democratic | Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (incumbent) | 556,654 | 42.09% | ||
Socialist | Seymour Stedman | 52,316 | 3.96% | ||
Prohibition | John R. Golden | 15,309 | 1.16% | ||
Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 1,739 | 0.13% | ||
Majority | 139,881 | 10.58% | |||
Turnout | 1,322,553 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stage ready for Illinois fall battle". Rock Island Argus. Rock Island, Illinois. September 14, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1916 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Illinois Official Vote 1916, pp. 58–59.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1916 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1916 - S Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Richardson, Darcy G. (2008). Others: Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third-Party Politics in the 1920s. Vol. IV. iUniverse Inc. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-595-48126-2.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
- ^ Illinois Votes 1900-1958, p. 45.
- ^ Illinois Official Vote 1916, p. 4.
Bibliography
edit- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Samuel K. Gove, ed. (1959). Illinois Votes 1900-1958: A Compilation of Illinois Election Statistics. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois.
- Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State (1917). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, November 7, 1916; Judicial Elections, 1915-1916; Primary Elections, April 11 and September 13, 1916. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers.