1912 Illinois gubernatorial election
← 1908 November 5, 1912 1916 →
 
Nominee Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne Charles S. Deneen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 443,120 318,469
Percentage 38.11% 27.39%
 
Nominee Frank H. Funk John C. Kennedy
Party Progressive Socialist
Popular vote 303,401 78,679
Percentage 26.09% 6.77%
County results
Dunne:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Deneen:      30–40%      40–50%      60–70%
Funk:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Charles S. Deneen
Republican

Elected Governor

Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
Democratic

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The 1912 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent second-term Republican governor Charles S. Deneen was defeated by Democratic nominee, former mayor of Chicago Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne.

Dunne was the first Democratic Governor of Illinois elected since 1892 and only the second since 1852. As of 2024 this is the first and only time that a former mayor of Chicago (Illinois’ largest city) was elected governor of Illinois.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on April 9, 1912.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward F. Dunne 131,212 43.83
Democratic Samuel Alschuler 87,127 29.11
Democratic Ben F. Caldwell 71,972 24.04
Democratic George E. Dickson 9,034 3.02
Total votes 299,345 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[12][5][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Deneen (incumbent) 152,997 34.80
Republican Len Small 88,829 20.20
Republican John E. W. Wayman 61,178 13.92
Republican Richard Yates Jr. 45,325 10.31
Republican John J. Brown 31,995 7.28
Republican Charles F. Hurburgh 29,992 6.82
Republican Walter C. Jones 22,491 5.12
Republican J. McCan Davis 6,855 1.56
Total votes 439,662 100.00

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary results[15][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition Edwin R. Worrell 3,568 100.00
Total votes 3,568 100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results[16][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist John C. Kennedy 8,333 100.00
Total votes 8,333 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1912 Illinois gubernatorial election[17][18][19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edward F. Dunne 443,120 38.11%
Republican Charles S. Deneen (incumbent) 318,469 27.39%
Progressive Frank H. Funk 303,401 26.09%
Socialist John C. Kennedy 78,679 6.77%
Prohibition Edwin R. Worrell 15,231 1.31%
Socialist Labor John M. Francis 3,980 0.34%
Majority 124,651 10.72%
Turnout 1,163,480 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ Solomon, Rayman L. (1981). History of the Seventh Circuit 1891–1941. The Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. p. 94.
  2. ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the First Session of the Seventy-Fourth Congress. Vol. 79. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1935. p. 7088.
  3. ^ "IL Governor, 1912 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "1912 Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results – Illinois". US Election Atlas. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Illinois Blue Book & 1913-14, p. 460.
  6. ^ a b c Illinois Primary Vote 1912, pp. 14–15.
  7. ^ "John J. Brown Speaks in Twins". Urbana Daily Courier. March 19, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive by Storied.
  8. ^ Perry, Albert J. (1912). History of Knox County, Illinois. Vol. II. Chicago, Illinois: The S. J. Clare Publishing Company. p. 265.
  9. ^ Illinois Blue Book & 1913-14, p. 248.
  10. ^ "Jones would limit power of courts". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. February 26, 1913. p. 12. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "John McCan Davis: Biographical Sketch Prepared at the Request of Historical Society by Clinton L. Conkling and H. W. Clendenin". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. University of Illinois Press on behalf of the Illinois State Historical Society. 9 (2): 232–233. July 1916. JSTOR 40194391.
  12. ^ "IL Governor, 1912 – R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  13. ^ Illinois Primary Vote 1912, pp. 12–13.
  14. ^ "Illinois Happenings". The Ashton Gazette. Vol. 17, no. 50. Ashton, Illinois. February 8, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "IL Governor, 1912 – PRB Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  16. ^ "IL Governor, 1912 – S Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "IL Governor, 1912". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "1912 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Illinois". US Election Atlas. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  19. ^ Illinois Blue Book & 1913-14, p. 565.
  20. ^ Illinois Official Vote 1912, pp. 8–9.
  1. ^ Some secondary sources (OurCampaigns, US Election Atlas) state that this candidate was Benjamin P. Alschuler, brother of Samuel. Primary sources from the 1910s are clear this was not the case.

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