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The 1920 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920.
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County results Small: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Lewis: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent first-term Republican Governor Frank Orren Lowden declined to stand for re-election. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. President at the 1920 Republican National Convention.
Republican nominee Len Small defeated Democratic nominee James Hamilton Lewis with 58.78% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 15, 1920.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Hamilton Lewis | 153,717 | 85.14 | |
Democratic | Barratt O'Hara | 26,827 | 14.86 | |
Total votes | 180,544 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Len Small | 377,005 | 46.49 | |
Republican | John G. Oglesby | 369,103 | 45.52 | |
Republican | Edward N. Woodruff | 34,506 | 4.26 | |
Republican | Oscar E. Carlstrom | 30,836 | 3.74 | |
Total votes | 811,450 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Len Small | 1,243,148 | 58.87% | ||
Democratic | James Hamilton Lewis | 731,551 | 34.64% | ||
Socialist | Andrew Lafin | 58,998 | 2.79% | ||
Farmer–Labor | John H. Walker | 56,480 | 2.67% | ||
Prohibition | James H. Woertendyke | 9,876 | 0.47% | ||
Independent Republican | John Maynard Harlan | 5,985 | 0.28% | ||
Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 3,020 | 0.14% | ||
Co-operative Party | Harrison Parker | 1,260 | 0.06% | ||
Single Tax | Lewis D. Spaulding | 930 | 0.04% | ||
Liberal | Parke Longworth | 357 | 0.02% | ||
Scattering | 5 | 0.00% | |||
Majority | 511,597 | 24.23% | |||
Turnout | 2,111,605 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
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