1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter W. Williams	112,464	71.49
	Democratic	Leo G. Hana	44,843	28.51
Total votes			157,307	100.00

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

William H. H. Miller, state legislator^[3]
Fred E. Sterling, incumbent State Treasurer

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred E. Sterling	390,872	52.64
	Republican	William H. H. Miller	351,710	47.36
Total votes			742,582	100.00

Socialist primary[]

Candidates[]

George Koop

Results[]

Socialist primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	George Koop	1,841	100.00
Total votes			1,841	100.00

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^[4]
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[]

1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred E. Sterling	1,329,119	64.17%
	Democratic	Walter W. Williams	613,646	29.63%
	Socialist	George Koop	64,342	3.11%
	Farmer–Labor	Charles Dold	50,044	2.42%
	Prohibition	Clay Freeman Gaumer	10,294	0.50%
	Socialist Labor	Cornelius W. Stapleton	3,024	0.15%
	Single Tax	Arthur D. Foyer	841	0.04%
Majority			715,473	34.54%
Turnout			2,071,310	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References[]

^ "Qualification review basis of candidate's place on Argus ticket". The Rock Island Argus and daily union. Rock Island, Ill. 14 September 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Illinois Official Vote 1920, pp. 74–75.
^ "Argus ticket builded upon qualification". The Rock Island Argus and daily union. Rock Island, Ill. 14 September 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Federation of Labor". Chicago eagle. Chicago, Ill. 25 September 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ Illinois Official Vote 1920, p. 5.

Bibliography[]

Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State (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.

[1] "Qualification review basis of candidate's place on Argus ticket". The Rock Island Argus and daily union. Rock Island, Ill. 14 September 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Official_Vote_192074–75-2] Illinois Official Vote 1920, pp. 74–75.

[3] "Argus ticket builded upon qualification". The Rock Island Argus and daily union. Rock Island, Ill. 14 September 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[4] "Federation of Labor". Chicago eagle. Chicago, Ill. 25 September 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Official_Vote_19205-5] Illinois Official Vote 1920, p. 5.

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1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

Contents

Primary elections[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Socialist primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Candidates[]

Major candidates[]

Minor candidates[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]