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1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1912 November 7, 1916 1920 →
 
Nominee John G. Oglesby Henry W. Huttmann
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 692,545 555,259
Percentage 52.86% 42.38%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Barratt O'Hara
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

John G. Oglesby
Republican

The 1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. It saw the election of Republican former governor John G. Oglesby to a second nonconsecutive term.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 13, 1916.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry W. Huttmann 106,199 51.19
Democratic Barratt O'Hara (incumbent) 101,279 48.81
Total votes 207,478 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John G. Oglesby 224,368 61.60
Republican William J. Butler 40,656 11.16
Republican Albert Goodman 27,832 7.64
Republican Sam W. Latham 23,828 6.54
Republican Frank Hall Childs 21,323 5.85
Republican Albert W. Cohn 13,852 3.80
Republican Frederick C. DeLang 12,374 3.40
Total votes 364,233 100.00

Progressive primary

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No candidates stood in the Progressive Party'sprimary, and the Progressive Party did not field a candidate in the general election.

Results

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Progressive primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Scattering 42 100.00
Total votes 42 100.00

Socialist primary

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Candidates

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  • Karl F. M. Sandberg

Results

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Socialist primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Karl F. M. Sandberg 2,793 100.00
Total votes 2,793 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John G. Oglesby 692,545 52.86%
Democratic Henry W. Huttmann 555,259 42.38%
Socialist Karl F. M. Sandberg 50,176 3.83%
Prohibition Harvey A. DuBois 10,569 0.81%
Socialist Labor Gustave A. Jennings 1,690 0.13%
Majority 137,286 10.48%
Turnout 1,310,239 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IL Lt. Governor, 1916 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Illinois Official Vote 1916, pp. 60–61.
  3. ^ "IL Lt. Governor, 1916 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "IL Lt. Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Illinois Official Vote 1916, p. 4.

Bibliography

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