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The1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. It saw the election ofRepublican former governorJohn G. Oglesby to a second nonconsecutive term.
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1916.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
No candidates stood in the Progressive Party'sprimary, and the Progressive Party did not field a candidate in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Scattering | 42 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 42 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Karl F. M. Sandberg | 2,793 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 2,793 | 100.00 | ||
| 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% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | ||||
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