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 County results Lowden: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dunne: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1916 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. IncumbentDemocraticGovernorEdward Fitzsimmons Dunne was defeated byRepublican nomineeFrank Orren Lowden.
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1916.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (incumbent) | 151,763 | 63.63 | |
| Democratic | William B. Brinton | 65,639 | 27.52 | |
| Democratic | James Traynor | 21,105 | 8.85 | |
| Total votes | 238,507 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Orren Lowden | 227,443 | 54.03 | |
| Republican | Morton D. Hull | 117,229 | 27.85 | |
| Republican | Frank Leslie Smith | 76,287 | 18.12 | |
| Total votes | 420,959 | 100.00 | ||
No candidates stood in the Progressive primary, and the Progressive Party did not put forward a candidate in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Scattering | 64 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 64 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Seymour Stedman | 2,985 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 2,985 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Orren Lowden | 696,535 | 52.67% | ||
| Democratic | Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (incumbent) | 556,654 | 42.09% | ||
| Socialist | Seymour Stedman | 52,316 | 3.96% | ||
| Prohibition | John R. Golden | 15,309 | 1.16% | ||
| Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 1,739 | 0.13% | ||
| Majority | 139,881 | 10.58% | |||
| Turnout | 1,322,553 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | ||||
870,154, or 39.7%, fewer votes were cast in the gubernatorial election than in the presidential this year, as Illinois allowed women to vote for presidential electors, but not constitutional offices.
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