1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:	Illinois
Flag Year:	1915
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1916
Next Election:	1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1924
Election Date:	November 2, 1920
Image1:	File:Fred E. Sterling - 3409861149 (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:	Fred E. Sterling
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	1,329,119
Percentage1:	64.17%
Nominee2:	Walter W. Williams
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	613,646
Percentage2:	29.63%
Map Size:	150px
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:	John G. Oglesby
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Fred E. Sterling
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. It saw Republican nominee Fred E. Sterling win a landslide victory.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1920.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Leo G. Hana, soldier and former director of athletics at the University of Illinois^[1]
• Walter W. Williams, former State Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• William H. H. Miller, state legislator^[2]
• Fred E. Sterling, incumbent State Treasurer

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

• George Koop

Results

General election

Candidates

Major candidates

• Walter W. Williams, Democratic
• Fred E. Sterling, Republican

Minor candidates

• Charles Dold, Farmer-Labor, executive board member of the Chicago Federation of Labor^[3]
• Clay Freeman Gaumer, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for U.S. House in 1916 from Illinois's at-large congressional district
• Arthur D. Foyer, Single Tax
• George Koop, Socialist, Socialist nominee for U.S. House in 1906 and 1908 from Illinois's 7th congressional district
• Cornelius W. Stapleton, Socialist Labor

Results

See also

• 1920 Illinois gubernatorial election

Bibliography

• Book: Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State . Louis Lincoln Emmerson . 1920 . Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, Nov. 2, 1920, &c., &c. . Springfield, Illinois . Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers . .

Notes and References

1. News: . Qualification review basis of candidate's place on Argus ticket . The Rock Island Argus and daily union . Rock Island, Ill. . 14 September 1920 . 1 . 11 March 2021.
2. News: . Argus ticket builded upon qualification . The Rock Island Argus and daily union . Rock Island, Ill. . 14 September 1920 . 4 . 11 March 2021.
3. News: . Federation of Labor . Chicago eagle . Chicago, Ill. . 25 September 1920 . 1 . 11 March 2021.