The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. It saw the election of
Democrat
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Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Thomas Donavan, who defeated
incumbent
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Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
liuetenant governor Fred E. Sterling.
Primary elections
Primary election
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s were held on April 12, 1932.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Thomas F. Donovan, Democratic nominee for
Attorney General of Illinois
The Illinois Attorney General is the highest legal officer of the state of Illinois in the United States. Originally an appointed office, it is now an office filled by statewide election. Based in Chicago and Springfield, Illinois, the attorney ...
in 1924
*Jay J. McCarthy
*Wallace G. McCauley
*Thomas O'Connor
*Neil J. O'Hanley
=Withdrew
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*James A. McCallum
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*Edward C. Longfellow
*Theodore D. Smith, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
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Fred E. Sterling, incumbent
lieutenant governor
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*Guy M. Talcott
*James C. White
*Abraham Lincoln Wisler, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for
U.S. Senate in 1930
Results
General election
Major candidates
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Thomas F. Donovan, Democratic
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Fred E. Sterling, Republican
Minor candidates
*Arthur Herchy, Communist
*Meyer Halushka, Socialist, high school teacher
*Frank Schnur, Socialist Labor, nominee for
Attorney General of Illinois
The Illinois Attorney General is the highest legal officer of the state of Illinois in the United States. Originally an appointed office, it is now an office filled by statewide election. Based in Chicago and Springfield, Illinois, the attorney ...
in 1928
Results
See also
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1932 Illinois gubernatorial election
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 Emm ...
References
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1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
lieutenant gubernatorial
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
November 1932 events in the United States