1916 Illinois gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1916 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois 1915 Presidential no 1912 Illinois gubernatorial election 1912 1920 Illinois gubernatorial election 1920 November 7, 1916 Frank Orren Lowden (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1917-1918) (cropped).png Frank Orren Lowden Republican Party (United States) 696,535 52.67% Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1915-1916) (cropped).png Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne Democratic Party (United States) 556,654 42.09% 1916 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County resultsLowden: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Dunne: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne Democratic Party (United States) Frank Orren Lowden Republican Party (United States) 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. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 13, 1916. Democratic primary Candidates William B. Brinton, manufacturer Stage ready for Illinois fall battle https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053934/1916-09-14/ed-1/seq-1/ Rock Island Argus Rock Island, Illinois 14 September 1916 1 25 June 2020 Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, incumbent Governor James Traynor Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=365186 IL Governor, 1916 - D Primary Our Campaigns 25 June 2020Illinois Official Vote 1916 58-59 Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 151,763 63.63 William B. Brinton Democratic Party (United States) 65,639 27.52 James Traynor Democratic Party (United States) 21,105 8.85 238,507 100.00 Republican primary Candidates 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 Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=365185 IL Governor, 1916 - R Primary Our Campaigns 25 June 2020Illinois Official Vote 1916 58-59 Frank Orren Lowden Republican Party (United States) 227,443 54.03 Morton D. Hull Republican Party (United States) 117,229 27.85 Frank Leslie Smith Republican Party (United States) 76,287 18.12 420,959 100.00 Progressive primary No candidates stood in the Progressive primary, and the Progressive Party did not put forward a candidate in the general election. Results Progressive primary resultsIllinois Official Vote 1916 58-59 Scattering Bull Moose Party Progressive 64 100.00 64 100.00 Socialist primary Candidates Seymour Stedman, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1915 Results Socialist primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=365187 IL Governor, 1916 - S Primary Our Campaigns 25 June 2020Illinois Official Vote 1916 58-59 Seymour Stedman Socialist Party of America 2,985 100.00 2,985 100.00 General election Candidates Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, Democratic John M. Francis, Socialist Labor, perennial candidate John R. Golden, Prohibition, pastor and former state legislatorRichardson Darcy G. 2008 Others: Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third-Party Politics in the 1920s IV https://books.google.com/books?id=Jb8VUKAZqpUC&pg=PA292 iUniverse Inc. 292 978-0-595-48126-2 Frank Orren Lowden, Republican Seymour Stedman, Socialist Results 1916 Illinois gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263305 IL Governor, 1916 Our Campaigns 25 June 2020Glashan 1979 80-81Illinois Votes 1900-1958 45Illinois Official Vote 1916 4 Republican Party (United States) Frank Orren Lowden 696,535 52.67% Democratic Party (United States) Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (incumbent) 556,654 42.09% Socialist Party of America Seymour Stedman 52,316 3.96% Prohibition Party John R. Golden 15,309 1.16% Socialist Labor Party of America John M. Francis 1,739 0.13% 139,881 10.58% 1,322,553 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 870,154, or 39.7%, fewer votes were cast in the gubernatorial election than in the presidential this year, as Illinois allowed women to vote for presidential electors, but not constitutional offices. See also 1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election References Bibliography Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Samuel K. Gove 1959 Illinois Votes 1900-1958: A Compilation of Illinois Election Statistics https://archive.org/details/illinoisvotes19000gove/mode/2up Urbana-Champaign, Illinois University of Illinois Illinois Votes 1900-1958 Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State Louis Lincoln Emmerson 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 https://archive.org/details/officialvoteofst1916illi Springfield, Illinois Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers Illinois Official Vote 1916 1916 Illinois Gubernatorial Category:November 1916 in the United States Category:Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne