1944 Illinois gubernatorial election

none May 2023 January 2025 September 2023 1944 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois 1915 presidential no 1940 Illinois gubernatorial election 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 Illinois gubernatorial election 1948 File:Dwight H. Green cph.3b30070 (1).jpg 150x150px Dwight H. Green Republican Party (United States) 2,013,270 50.75% Thomas J. Courtney (1).jpg Thomas J. Courtney Democratic Party (United States) 1,940,999 48.93% 1944 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County resultsGreen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Courtney: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Dwight H. Green Republican Party (United States) Dwight H. Green Republican Party (United States) The 1944 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican, was narrowly reelected to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee, Illinois State Senator and attorney, Thomas J. Courtney with 50.75% of the vote. Democratic primary Gubernatorial Democratic primaryOFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1944/PE%20and%20GE%201944.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 2 August 2020February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Courtney 531,134 100 1 0.00 531,135 100 Republican primary Gubernatorial Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Dwight H. Green (incumbent) 621,286 86.16 Republican Party (United States) Oscar E. Carlstrom 99,831 13.84 721,117 100 General election Gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Dwight H. Green (incumbent) 2,013,270 50.75 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Courtney 1,940,999 48.93 Socialist Labor Party of America Charles Storm 6,906 0.17 Prohibition Party Willis Ray Wilson 5,590 0.14 3,966,765 100 References Category:Illinois gubernatorial elections Illinois Gubernatorial