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 County results Horner: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Brooks: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1936 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent first-termgovernorHenry Horner, aDemocrat, won reelection, defeatingRepublican nominee, future SenatorC. Wayland Brooks with 53.13% of the vote.
The Chicagopolitical machine unsuccessfully ranChicago Board of Health presidentHerman Bundesen against the incumbentHenry Horner in retribution for Horner havingvetoed a bill that would have allowedbookies to legally operate, a bill favored by Chicagopolitical bosses such asEdward J. Kelly.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Horner (incumbent) | 820,313 | 54.39 | |
| Democratic | Herman Bundesen | 659,221 | 43.71 | |
| Democratic | James Fred Robertson | 28,600 | 1.90 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,508,135 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. Wayland Brooks | 596,446 | 59.05 | |
| Republican | Len Small | 268,903 | 26.62 | |
| Republican | Oscar E. Carlstrom | 53,266 | 5.27 | |
| Republican | Thomas P. Gunning | 31,194 | 3.09 | |
| Republican | J. Paul Kuhn | 29,423 | 2.91 | |
| Republican | H. Wallace Caldwell | 16,079 | 1.59 | |
| Republican | John G. Oglesby | 7,568 | 0.75 | |
| Republican | George W. Dowell | 7,125 | 0.71 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,010,005 | 100 | ||
Challenging both Democratic nominee Henry Horner and Republican nominee Charles W. Brooks, Republican formerChicago mayorWilliam Hale Thompson ran on the Union Progressive Party of Illinois' ballot line. There were also several other minor candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Horner (incumbent) | 2,067,861 | 53.13% | |
| Republican | C. Wayland Brooks | 1,682,685 | 43.24% | |
| Union Progressive | William Hale Thompson | 128,962 | 3.31% | |
| Socialist | John Fisher | 6,966 | 0.18% | |
| Prohibition | Harmon W. Reed | 2,896 | 0.07% | |
| Socialist Labor | O. Alfred Olson | 2,602 | 0.07% | |
| Write-in | Others | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 3,891,976 | 100% | ||
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