1932 Illinois gubernatorial election
Nominee
Henry Horner
Len Small
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
1,930,330
1,364,043
Percentage
57.62%
40.71%
County results Horner: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Small: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election
Louis Lincoln Emmerson
Republican
Elected Governor
Henry Horner
Democratic
The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Henry Horner defeated Republican nominee and former Governor Len Small with 57.62% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican Governor Louis Lincoln Emmerson did not run for re-election.
Primary elections [ ]
Primary elections were held on April 12, 1932.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Joseph L. Burke
Bruce A. Campbell, former State Representative
R. S. Douglas
Leo Patrick Dwyer
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Henry Horner , judge[1]
Michael L. Igoe , member of the board of South Park Commissioners[2]
Andrew W. Sullivan
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Edward J. Brundage , former Attorney General of Illinois
Oscar E. Carlstrom , incumbent Attorney General of Illinois
Herbert E. Clayton
Omer N. Custer , former Treasurer of Illinois
J. Edward Jones
William H. Malone, former chairman of the Illinois Tax Commission
Willard A. Maxwell
Len Small , former Governor
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Major candidates [ ]
Henry Horner , Democratic
Len Small , Republican
Minor candidates [ ]
Leondies McDonald, Communist
W. W. O'Brien, Independent
Roy E. Burt , Socialist, member of the board of education of the Methodist Episcopal Church[4]
J. E. Procum, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1928
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Bibliography [ ]
Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
Samuel K. Gove, ed. (1959). Illinois Votes 1900-1958: A Compilation of Illinois Election Statistics . Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois.
Compiled by William J. Stratton, Secretary of State (1932). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, Nov. 8, 1932; Judicial Elections, 1931-1932; Primary Elections: General Primary, April 12, 1932, Presidential Preference, April 12, 1932 . Springfield, Illinois: Journal Printing Company.
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