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Incumbent first-term governor Henry Horner, a Democrat, won reelection.
Democratic primary
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.
Candidates
- Herman Bundesen, Chicago Board of Health president and Chicago health commissioner, former Cook County coroner
- Henry Horner, incumbent governor
- James Fred Robertson, 1934 U.S. congress candidate and 1935 Chicago mayoral candidate
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Horner (incumbent) | 820,313 | 54.39 | |
Democratic | Herman Bundesen | 659,221 | 43.71 | |
Democratic | James Fred Robertson | 28,600 | 1.90 | |
Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 1,508,135 | 100 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- C. Wayland Brooks
- Oscar E. Carlstrom, former Illinois attorney general
- George W. Dowell, Progressive nominee for Illinois's 25th congressional district in 1914
- Thomas P. Gunning, Illinois state senator
- J. Paul Kuhn
- John G. Oglesby, former lieutenant governor of Illinois (publicly withdrew before primary)
- Len Small, former governor of Illinois
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | C. Wayland Brooks | 596,446 | 59.05 | |
Republican | Len Small | 268,903 | 26.62 | |
Republican | Oscar E. Carlstrom | 53,266 | 5.27 | |
Republican | Thomas P. Gunning | 31,194 | 3.09 | |
Republican | J. Paul Kuhn | 29,423 | 2.91 | |
Republican | H. Wallace Caldwell | 16,079 | 1.59 | |
Republican | John G. Oglesby | 7,568 | 0.75 | |
Republican | George W. Dowell | 7,125 | 0.71 | |
Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 1,010,005 | 100 |
General election
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Horner (incumbent) | 2,067,861 | 53.13 | |
Republican | C. Wayland Brooks | 1,682,685 | 43.24 | |
Union Progressive | William Hale Thompson | 128,962 | 0.18 | |
Socialist | John Fisher | 6,966 | ||
Prohibition | Harmon W. Reed | 2,896 | 0.07 | |
Socialist Labor | O. Alfred Olson | 2,602 | 0.07 | |
Write-in | Others | 4 | ||
Total votes | 3,891,976 | 100 |
References
- ^ Grossman, Ron (October 20, 2017). "The Chicago public health czar who craved celebrity". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- "James Fred Robertson". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. March 24, 1936. p. 11. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 3, 1936 PRIMARY ELECTIONS GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 14, 1936 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 14, 1936" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "George W. Dowell of Duquoin, 25th congressional district". The Pearl City News. Pearl City, Illinois. July 16, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dowell Out For Governor". Perry County Advocate. Pinckneyville, Illinois. January 24, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.