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1920 Illinois gubernatorial election

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1920 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Nominee Len Small James Hamilton Lewis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,243,148 731,541
Percentage 58.87% 34.64%

County results

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

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

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Primary elections were held on September 15, 1920.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Hamilton Lewis 153,717 85.14
Democratic Barratt O'Hara 26,827 14.86
Total votes 180,544 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Len Small 377,005 46.49
Republican John G. Oglesby 369,103 45.52
Republican Edward N. Woodruff 34,506 4.26
Republican Oscar E. Carlstrom 30,836 3.74
Total votes 811,450 100.00

Socialist primary

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Candidates

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  • Andrew Lafin

Results

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Socialist primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Andrew Lafin 1,859 100.00
Total votes 1,859 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Major candidates

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Minor candidates

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Results

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1920 Illinois gubernatorial election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Len Small 1,243,148 58.87%
Democratic James Hamilton Lewis 731,551 34.64%
Socialist Andrew Lafin 58,998 2.79%
Farmer–Labor John H. Walker 56,480 2.67%
Prohibition James H. Woertendyke 9,876 0.47%
Independent Republican John Maynard Harlan 5,985 0.28%
Socialist Labor John M. Francis 3,020 0.14%
Co-operative Party Harrison Parker 1,260 0.06%
Single Tax Lewis D. Spaulding 930 0.04%
Liberal Parke Longworth 357 0.02%
Scattering 5 0.00%
Majority 511,597 24.23%
Turnout 2,111,605 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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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