1912 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1912 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:	Illinois
Flag Year:	1912
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1908 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1908
Next Election:	1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1916
Election Date:	November 5, 1912
Image1:	File:O'HARA, BARRATT LT. GOV. LCCN2016859345 (1).jpg
Nominee1:	Barratt O'Hara
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	407,243
Percentage1:	40.91%
Nominee2:	John G. Oglesby
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	316,813
Percentage2:	27.75%
Image4:	Dean Franklin (1) (3x4a).jpg
Nominee4:	Dean Franklin
Party4:	Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
Popular Vote4:	315,589
Percentage4:	27.64%
Image5:	3x4.svg
Nominee5:	F. T. Maxwell
Party5:	Socialist Party of America
Popular Vote5:	82,655
Percentage5:	7.24%
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:	John G. Oglesby
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Barratt O'Hara
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1912 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent first-term Republican lieutenant governor John G. Oglesby was defeated by Democratic nominee Barratt O'Hara.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on April 9, 1912.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank D. Comerford, former State Senator
• Charles C. Craig, former State Representative
• Adlai T. Ewing, President of the Iroquois Club of Chicago^[1]
• William E. Golden
• Barratt O'Hara, editor of the Chicago Magazine and Sunday Telegram^[2]
• J. L. Pickering Sr.
• Gustavus T. Tatge, former Cook County State's attorney^[3]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• John G. Oglesby, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Kinnie A. Ostewig
• Reuben R. Tiffany

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

• Jacob H. Hoofstitler

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

• F. T. Maxwell

Results

General election

Candidates

• Dean Franklin, Progressives for S.J., Macomb municipal judge^[4]
• Jacob H. Hoofstitler, Prohibition
• F. T. Maxwell, Socialist
• Barratt O'Hara, Democratic
• John G. Oglesby, Republican
• Gottlieb Renner, Socialist Labor

Results

See also

• 1912 Illinois gubernatorial election

Bibliography

• Book: Compiled by Harry Woods, Secretary of State . Harry Woods (Illinois politician) . 1914 . Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1913-14 . Danville, Illinois . Illinois Printing Company . .
• Book: Compiled by Cornelius J. Doyle, Secretary of State . Cornelius J. Doyle . 1912 . Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the Primary Election held on April 9, 1912 . Springfield, Illinois . Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers . .
• Book: Compiled by Cornelius J. Doyle, Secretary of State . Cornelius J. Doyle . 1913 . Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the Election, November 5, 1912; Judicial Election, June 3, 1912; Special Elections, 1911 and 1912. . Springfield, Illinois . Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers . .

Notes and References

1. News: . A Brief Biography of Hon. Adlai T. Ewing of Chicago . The Pantagraph . Bloomington, Illinois . 6 April 1912 . 9 . 7 May 2020 .
2. Book: Crass . Scott . 2015 . Statesmen and mischief makers: Officeholders and their contributions to history from Kennedy to Reagan . II . https://books.google.com/books?id=U7OGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT429 . XLibris . Chapter 47: O'Hara Last Congressman to have served in Spanish-American war . 429 . 978-1-5035-8763-2.
3. . Chicago Treasurers to Face Charge . National Municipal Review . National Municipal League . January 1912 . 157 . 7 May 2020 .
4. News: . Dean Franklin is defeated by woman . The Dispatch . Moline, Illinois . 3 June 1914 . 14 . 7 May 2020 .