1932 Illinois Gubernatorial Election
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The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee
Henry Horner Henry Horner (November 30, 1878 – October 6, 1940) was an American politician. Horner served as the 28th Governor of Illinois, serving from January 1933 until his death in October 1940. Horner was noted as the first Jewish governor of Illinois ...
defeated
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nominee and former
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Len Small Lennington "Len" Small (June 16, 1862 – May 17, 1936) was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Illinois from 1921 to 1929. He previously was a member of the Illinois state senate from the 16th District from 1901 to 1903 a ...
with 57.62% of the vote.
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first-term
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Louis Lincoln Emmerson Louis Lincoln Emmerson (December 27, 1863 – February 4, 1941) was an American Republican politician and the twenty-seventh governor of Illinois. Family Louis was born on December 27, 1863, in Albion, Illinois, and is the son of Jesse and ...
did not run for re-election.


Primary elections

Primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s were held on April 12, 1932.


Democratic primary


Candidates

*Joseph L. Burke *Bruce A. Campbell, former
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*R. S. Douglas *Leo Patrick Dwyer *Oliver Wendell Holmes *
Henry Horner Henry Horner (November 30, 1878 – October 6, 1940) was an American politician. Horner served as the 28th Governor of Illinois, serving from January 1933 until his death in October 1940. Horner was noted as the first Jewish governor of Illinois ...
, judge *
Michael L. Igoe Michael Lambert Igoe (April 16, 1885 – August 21, 1967) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from Illinois, an Illinois state representative, a United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Illi ...
, member of the board of South Park Commissioners *Andrew W. Sullivan


Results


Republican primary


Candidates

* Edward J. Brundage, former
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* Oscar E. Carlstrom, incumbent
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*Herbert E. Clayton * Omer N. Custer, former
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*J. Edward Jones *William H. Malone, former chairman of the Illinois Tax Commission *Willard A. Maxwell *
Len Small Lennington "Len" Small (June 16, 1862 – May 17, 1936) was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Illinois from 1921 to 1929. He previously was a member of the Illinois state senate from the 16th District from 1901 to 1903 a ...
, former
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Results


General election


Major candidates

*
Henry Horner Henry Horner (November 30, 1878 – October 6, 1940) was an American politician. Horner served as the 28th Governor of Illinois, serving from January 1933 until his death in October 1940. Horner was noted as the first Jewish governor of Illinois ...
, Democratic *
Len Small Lennington "Len" Small (June 16, 1862 – May 17, 1936) was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Illinois from 1921 to 1929. He previously was a member of the Illinois state senate from the 16th District from 1901 to 1903 a ...
, Republican


Minor candidates

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


See also

* 1932 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election


References


Bibliography

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