1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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1920 election for lieutenant governor of Illinois
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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[edit]
Primary elections were held on September 15, 1920.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Walter W. Williams | 112,464 | 71.49 | |
Democratic | Leo G. Hana | 44,843 | 28.51 | |
Total votes | 157,307 | 100.00 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Socialist primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | George Koop | 1,841 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 1,841 | 100.00 |
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Major candidates[edit]
Minor candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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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 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^
“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[edit]
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