1916 Illinois gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1916 Illinois gubernatorial election
Country:	Illinois
Flag Year:	1915
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1912 Illinois gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1912
Next Election:	1920 Illinois gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1920
Election Date:	November 7, 1916
Image1:	Frank Orren Lowden (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1917-1918) (cropped).png
Nominee1:	Frank Orren Lowden
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	696,535
Percentage1:	52.67%
Nominee2:	Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	556,654
Percentage2:	42.09%
Map Size:	300px
Governor
Before Election:	Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Frank Orren Lowden
After Party:	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^[1]
• Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, incumbent Governor
• James Traynor

Results

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

Progressive primary

No candidates stood in the Progressive primary, and the Progressive Party did not put forward a candidate in the general election.

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

• Seymour Stedman, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1915

Results

General election

Candidates

• Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, Democratic
• John M. Francis, Socialist Labor, perennial candidate
• John R. Golden, Prohibition, pastor and former state legislator^[2]
• Frank Orren Lowden, Republican
• Seymour Stedman, Socialist

Results

See also

• 1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

Bibliography

• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books . 1979 . 0-930466-17-9 .
• Book: Samuel K. Gove . 1959 . Illinois Votes 1900-1958: A Compilation of Illinois Election Statistics . Urbana-Champaign, Illinois . University of Illinois . .
• Book: 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 . Springfield, Illinois . Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers . .

Notes and References

1. News: . Stage ready for Illinois fall battle . Rock Island Argus . Rock Island, Illinois . 14 September 1916 . 1 . 25 June 2020 .
2. Book: Richardson, Darcy G. . 2008 . Others: Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third-Party Politics in the 1920s . IV . iUniverse Inc. . 292 . 978-0-595-48126-2 .