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1944 Illinois gubernatorial elections

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1944 Illinois gubernatorial election
← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →
 
Nominee Dwight H. Green Thomas J. Courtney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,013,270 1,940,999
Percentage 50.75% 48.93%
County results

Green:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Courtney:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Dwight H. Green
Republican

Elected Governor

Dwight H. Green
Republican

Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican, was narrowly reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

Gubernatorial Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. Courtney 531,134 100
Write-in Others 1 0.00
Total votes 531,135 100

Republican primary

Gubernatorial Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight H. Green (incumbent) 621,286 86.16
Republican Oscar E. Carlstrom 99,831 13.84
Total votes 721,117 100

General election

Gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight H. Green (incumbent) 2,013,270 50.75
Democratic Thomas J. Courtney 1,940,999 48.93
Socialist Labor Charles Storm 6,906 0.17
Prohibition Willis Ray Wilson 5,590 0.14
Total votes 3,966,765 100

References

  1. ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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