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The1940 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
Before the primary, incumbentgovernorHenry Horner, a Democrat, opted not to seek a third term. In October, before the general election, his death in office madeJohn Henry Stelle assume the governorship. However, Stelle had previously failed to win the Democratic nomination in the primary.
Republican formerAttorneyDwight H. Green won the election, defeating his Democratic opponent, former Mayor of TaylorvilleHarry B. Hershey, with 52.93% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry B. Hershey | 815,604 | 59.73 | |
| Democratic | John H. Stelle | 484,454 | 35.48 | |
| Democratic | Robert W. McKinlay | 27,593 | 2.02 | |
| Democratic | James O. Monroe | 24,862 | 1.82 | |
| Democratic | Albert Lagerstedt | 12,925 | 0.95 | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 1,365,440 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight H. Green | 610,025 | 57.14 | |
| Republican | Richard J. Lyons | 457,643 | 42.86 | |
| Total votes | 1,067,668 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight H. Green | 2,197,778 | 52.93 | |
| Democratic | Harry B. Hershey | 1,940,833 | 46.74 | |
| Socialist Labor | Arthur G. McDowell | 7,523 | 0.18 | |
| Prohibition | Clay Freeman Gaumer | 6,467 | 0.16 | |
| Total votes | 4,152,622 | 100 | ||
He is Albert Lagerstedt, 25 West Ontario Street, an independent candidate for governor in the 1940 primary. Before coming to Chicago about ten years ago, Lagerstedt had been a congressman from Minnesota from 1922 to 1928.
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