1932 Illinois gubernatorial election

none related races 1932 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois 1915 Presidential no 1928 Illinois gubernatorial election 1928 1936 Illinois gubernatorial elections 1936 November 8, 1932 Henry Horner (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1934-1935) (cropped).png Henry Horner Democratic Party (United States) 1,930,330 57.62% Len Small (3x4).jpg Len Small Republican Party (United States) 1,364,043 40.71% 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County results Horner: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Small: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Louis Lincoln Emmerson Republican Party (United States) Henry Horner Democratic Party (United States) 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 Primary elections were held on April 12, 1932. Democratic primary Candidates Joseph L. Burke Bruce A. Campbell, former State Representative R. S. Douglas Leo Patrick Dwyer Oliver Wendell Holmes Henry Horner, judge Crime Rampant As Chicago Goes To Polls; Kidnapers Abduct Five; One Is Shot https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86076141/1932-04-13/ed-1/seq-1/ Las Vegas age Las Vegas, Nev. 13 April 1932 1 8 March 2021 Michael L. Igoe, member of the board of South Park Commissioners1142 1382641 Michael Lambert Igoe Andrew W. Sullivan Results Democratic primary resultsIllinois Official Vote 1932 61 Henry Horner Democratic Party (United States) 397,499 48.67 Michael L. Igoe Democratic Party (United States) 255,527 31.28 Bruce A. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) 134,972 16.53 Oliver Wendell Holmes Democratic Party (United States) 8,138 1.00 Joseph L. Burke Democratic Party (United States) 6,375 0.78 Andrew W. Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 6,334 0.77 R. S. Douglas Democratic Party (United States) 4,289 0.52 Leo Patrick Dwyer Democratic Party (United States) 3,639 0.45 816,773 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Edward J. Brundage, former Attorney General of Illinois Oscar E. Carlstrom, incumbent Attorney General of Illinois Herbert E. Clayton Omer N. Custer, former Treasurer of Illinois J. Edward Jones William H. Malone, former chairman of the Illinois Tax Commission Willard A. Maxwell Len Small, former Governor Endorsements Omer N. Custer Statewide officials Louis Lincoln Emmerson, incumbent Governor of IllinoisHoward Robert P. Mostly Good and Competent Men Institute for Public Affairs 1988 0-938943-15-4 1st Springfield, Illinois 249 Results Republican primary resultsIllinois Official Vote 1932 61 Len Small Republican Party (United States) 481,960 36.64 Omer N. Custer Republican Party (United States) 370,301 28.15 Oscar E. Carlstrom Republican Party (United States) 282,741 21.50 William H. Malone Republican Party (United States) 116,838 8.88 Edward J. Brundage Republican Party (United States) 38,449 2.92 Willard A. Maxwell Republican Party (United States) 13,413 1.02 Herbert E. Clayton Republican Party (United States) 6,259 0.48 J. Edward Jones Republican Party (United States) 5,284 0.40 1,315,245 100.00 General election Major candidates Henry Horner, Democratic Len Small, 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 Roy Burt's Career Closely Linked with Interests of Workers https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/america-for-all/321029-americaforall-w13-DAMAGED.pdf America For All Chicago, Illinois 13 29 October 1932 4 8 March 2021 J. E. Procum, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1928 Post-primary endorsements Henry Horner Statewide officials Louis Lincoln Emmerson, incumbent Governor of IllinoisHoward Robert P. Mostly Good and Competent Men Institute for Public Affairs 1988 0-938943-15-4 1st Springfield, Illinois 249 (Republican) Results 1932 Illinois gubernatorial electionIllinois Official Vote 1932 5Glashan 1979 80-81Illinois Votes 1900-1958 97 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Horner 1,930,330 57.62% Republican Party (United States) Len Small 1,364,043 40.71% Socialist Party of America Roy E. Burt 39,389 1.18% Communist Party USA Leondies McDonald 12,466 0.37% Socialist Labor Party of America J. E. Procum 2,896 0.09% Independent (politician) W. W. O'Brien 1,182 0.03% Scattering 14 0.00% 566,287 16.90% 3,350,320 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1932 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 William J. Stratton, Secretary of State William J. Stratton 1932 Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, Nov. 8, 1932; Judicial Elections, 1931-1932; Primary Elections: General Primary, April 12, 1932, Presidential Preference, April 12, 1932 https://archive.org/details/officialvoteofst193038illi/page/n103/mode/2up Springfield, Illinois Journal Printing Company Illinois Official Vote 1932 1932 Illinois Gubernatorial Category:November 1932 in the United States