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1932 Illinois gubernatorial election

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1932 Illinois gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 8, 1932 1936 →
 
Nominee Henry Horner Len Small
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,930,330 1,364,043
Percentage 57.62% 40.71%

County results
Horner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Small:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Louis Lincoln Emmerson
Republican

Elected Governor

Henry Horner
Democratic

The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Henry Horner defeated Republican nominee and former Governor Len Small with 57.62% of the vote.

Incumbent first-term Republican Governor Louis Lincoln Emmerson did not run for re-election.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on April 12, 1932.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Horner 397,499 48.67
Democratic Michael L. Igoe 255,527 31.28
Democratic Bruce A. Campbell 134,972 16.53
Democratic Oliver Wendell Holmes 8,138 1.00
Democratic Joseph L. Burke 6,375 0.78
Democratic Andrew W. Sullivan 6,334 0.77
Democratic R. S. Douglas 4,289 0.52
Democratic Leo Patrick Dwyer 3,639 0.45
Total votes 816,773 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Len Small 481,960 36.64
Republican Omer N. Custer 370,301 28.15
Republican Oscar E. Carlstrom 282,741 21.50
Republican William H. Malone 116,838 8.88
Republican Edward J. Brundage 38,449 2.92
Republican Willard A. Maxwell 13,413 1.02
Republican Herbert E. Clayton 6,259 0.48
Republican J. Edward Jones 5,284 0.40
Total votes 1,315,245 100.00

General election

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Major candidates

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Minor candidates

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  • Leondies McDonald, Communist
  • W. W. O'Brien, Independent
  • Roy E. Burt, Socialist, member of the board of education of the Methodist Episcopal Church[4]
  • J. E. Procum, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1928

Results

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1932 Illinois gubernatorial election[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Horner 1,930,330 57.62%
Republican Len Small 1,364,043 40.71%
Socialist Roy E. Burt 39,389 1.18%
Communist Leondies McDonald 12,466 0.37%
Socialist Labor J. E. Procum 2,896 0.09%
Independent W. W. O'Brien 1,182 0.03%
Scattering 14 0.00%
Majority 566,287 16.90%
Turnout 3,350,320 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Crime Rampant As Chicago Goes To Polls; Kidnapers Abduct Five; One Is Shot". Las Vegas age. Las Vegas, Nev. April 13, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Michael Lambert Igoe at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ a b Illinois Official Vote 1932, p. 61.
  4. ^ "Roy Burt's Career Closely Linked with Interests of Workers" (PDF). America For All. No. 13. Chicago, Illinois. October 29, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  5. ^ Illinois Official Vote 1932, p. 5.
  6. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
  7. ^ Illinois Votes 1900-1958, p. 97.

Bibliography

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