| Election Name: | 1936 Illinois elections |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1934 Illinois elections |
| Previous Year: | 1934 |
| Next Election: | 1938 Illinois elections |
| Next Year: | 1938 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1936.[1]
Primaries were held April 14, 1936.[1]
The elections overall saw a strong performance by the Democratic Party.
Democrats retained their control of both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly and all statewide executive offices, winning all the statewide executive offices by broad margins. Democrats swept the election for University of Illinois trustees. Democrats also carried the state in the presidential election. Democratic United States senator J. Hamilton Lewis was reelected. Democrats retained all 21 U.S. congressional seats they held in the state, while Republicans retained all 6 seats they held.
In the primaries, 2,674,613 ballots were cast (1,597,418 Democratic and 1,077,195 Republican).[1]
In the general election, 3,995,088 ballots were cast.[1]
See main article: 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois.
See also: 1936 United States presidential election.
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner.
See main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Illinois.
See also: 1936 United States Senate elections.
Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis won reelection to a second consecutive, and third overall, term in the United States Senate.
See also: 1936 United States House of Representatives elections.
All 27 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1936.
No seats switched parties. The partisan makeup of the state's United States House of Representatives delegation remained 21 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
| Election Name: | 1936 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1932 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1940 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Nominee1: | Henry Horner |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,067,861 |
| Percentage1: | 53.13% |
| Nominee2: | C. Wayland Brooks |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,682,685 |
| Percentage2: | 43.24% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Henry Horner |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Henry Horner |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent first-term governor Henry Horner, a Democrat, won reelection.
The Chicago political machine unsuccessfully ran Chicago Board of Health president Herman Bundesen against the incumbent Henry Horner in retribution for Horner having vetoed a bill that would have allowed bookies to legally operate, a bill favored by Chicago political bosses such as Edward J. Kelly.[2]
Challenging both Democratic nominee Henry Horner and Republican nominee Charles W. Brooks, Republican former Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson ran on the Union Progressive Party of Illinois' ballot line. There were also several other minor candidates.
| Election Name: | 1936 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1932 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1932 |
| Next Election: | 1940 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Nominee1: | John Henry Stelle |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,103,226 |
| Percentage1: | 56.17% |
| Nominee2: | George Hatzenbuhler |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,539,342 |
| Percentage2: | 41.11% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Henry Stelle |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent first-term lieutenant governor Thomas Donovan, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat John Henry Stelle was elected to succeed him.
| Election Name: | 1936 Illinois Attorney General election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1932 Illinois Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 1932 |
| Next Election: | 1940 Illinois Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Image1: | Otto Kerner Sr. (1) (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Otto Kerner Sr. |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,116,673 |
| Percentage1: | 56.47% |
| Nominee2: | Charles W. Hadley |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,531,842 |
| Percentage2: | 40.87% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Otto Kerner Sr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Otto Kerner Sr. |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent first-term Attorney General Otto Kerner Sr., a Democrat, was reelected.
No candidates ran in the Republican primary. The party ultimately nominated Charles W. Hadley, who had been the distant runner-up in the Democratic primary.[1]
| Election Name: | 1936 Illinois Secretary of State election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1932 Illinois Secretary of State election |
| Previous Year: | 1932 |
| Next Election: | 1940 Illinois Secretary of State election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Image1: | EdwardHughes1922 (1).PNG |
| Nominee1: | Edward J. Hughes |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,120,071 |
| Percentage1: | 55.95% |
| Nominee2: | William J. Stratton |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,576,939 |
| Percentage2: | 41.62% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Election: | Edward J. Hughes |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent first-term Democratic Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes, a Democrat, was reelected.
Hughes faced Republican former secretary of state William J. Stratton in a rematch of the 1932 race.
| Election Name: | 1936 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1932 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election |
| Previous Year: | 1932 |
| Next Election: | 1940 Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Nominee1: | Edward J. Barrett |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,107,911 |
| Percentage1: | 56.06% |
| Nominee2: | Arthur J. Bidwill |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,561,920 |
| Percentage2: | 41.54% |
| Auditor of Public Accounts | |
| Before Election: | Edward J. Barrett |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edward J. Barrett |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent first-term Auditor of Public Accounts Edward J. Barrett, a Democrat, was reelected.
State senator Arthur J. Bidwill won the Republican nomination, defeating, among others, fellow state senator Earle Benjamin Searcy.
| Election Name: | 1936 Illinois State Treasurer election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1934 Illinois Treasurer election |
| Previous Year: | 1934 |
| Next Election: | 1938 Illinois Treasurer election |
| Next Year: | 1938 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Image1: | JohnCMartin.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John C. Martin |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,090,130 |
| Percentage1: | 55.86% |
| Nominee2: | Clarence F. Buck |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,561,124 |
| Percentage2: | 41.72% |
| Treasurer | |
| Before Election: | John Henry Stelle |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John C. Martin |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent first-term Treasurer John Henry Stelle, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead running for lieutenant governor. Democrat John C. Martin was elected to succeed him in office, granting Martin a second nonconsecutive term as Illinois Treasurer.
Former Illinois Treasurer, John C. Martin, won the Democratic primary.
Former Illinois state senator Clarence F. Buck won the Republican nomination defeating businessman Anton J. Johnson, former U.S. congressman and former Illinois Treasurer Edward E. Miller, among others.
Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1940. Democrats retained control of the chamber.
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1940. Democrats retained control of the chamber.Cumulative voting and 59 three-seat districts were used in this election. Member(s) of both of the two main parties were elected in each district.
| Election Name: | 1936 Trustees of University of Illinois election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1934 University of Illinois trustees election |
| Previous Year: | 1934 |
| Next Election: | 1938 University of Illinois trustees election |
| Next Year: | 1938 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
An election was held for three of the nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois to six year terms.[1] Democrats swept all three seats.[1]
All three incumbents whose terms were expiring (second-term Republican George A. Barr, first-term Republican Edward E. Barrett, and first-term Democrat Walter W. Winslow) were not nominated for reelection.[1]
New Democratic members Homer Mat Adams, James Mansfield Cleary, and Louis C. Moschel were elected.[1]
One seat on the Illinois Supreme Court had an election on June 1, 1936.
Republican Clyde E. Stone was reelected.
Several special elections were held November 3, 1936 for the Illinois Circuit Courts.
Robert J. Dunne was defeated John F. Tyrrell (1,157,312 votes to 709,625 votes) in a nonpartisan race to fill the vacancy left on the Circuit Court of Cook County by the resignation of fellow Democrat Francis S. Wilson.[1]
Democratic nominee Grendel F. Bennett defeated Republican nominee V. W. McIntire (50,216 votes to 42,026 votes) to fill the 5th district vacancy left by the resignation of Craig Van Meter.[1]
Democratic nominee Horace H. Baker defeated Republican nominee Lester H. Martin (43,987 votes to 43,877 votes) to fill the 11th district vacancy left by death of Peter Murphy.[1]
Democratic nominee Francis J. Coyle defeated Republican nominee Albert M. Crampton (51,609 votes to 50,163 votes) to fill the 14th district vacancy left by death of J. Paul Califf.[1]
Despite dying before the election, Republican nominee William J. Emerson defeated Democratic nominee James B. Sheean (38,712 votes to 30,184 votes) to fill the 15th district vacancy left by death of Frank T. Sheean.[1]
Local elections were held.