Election for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
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The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. It saw the election of Democrat Thomas Donavan, who defeated incumbent Republican liuetenant governor Fred E. Sterling.
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The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. It saw the election of Democrat Thomas Donavan, who defeated incumbent Republican liuetenant governor Fred E. Sterling.
Primary elections were held on April 12, 1932.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas F. Donovan | 378,325 | 58.02 | |
| Democratic | Thomas O'Connor | 138,249 | 21.20 | |
| Democratic | Jay J. McCarthy | 62,570 | 9.60 | |
| Democratic | Wallace G. McCauley | 39,001 | 5.98 | |
| Democratic | Neil J. O'Hanley | 33,859 | 5.19 | |
| Total votes | 652,004 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fred E. Sterling (incumbent) | 708,932 | 70.84 | |
| Republican | Theodore D. Smith | 91,451 | 9.14 | |
| Republican | Edward C. Longfellow | 68,128 | 6.81 | |
| Republican | James C. White | 62,544 | 6.25 | |
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln Wisler | 37,076 | 3.70 | |
| Republican | Guy M. Talcott | 32,682 | 3.27 | |
| Total votes | 1,000,813 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas F. Donovan | 1,686,265 | 52.95% | ||
| Republican | Fred E. Sterling (incumbent) | 1,444,133 | 45.35% | ||
| Socialist | Meyer Halushka | 38,163 | 1.20% | ||
| Communist | Arthur Herchy | 13,012 | 0.41% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur | 3,077 | 0.10% | ||
| Scattering | 2 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 242,132 | 7.60% | |||
| Turnout | 3,184,652 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
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