• Source: 1928 Illinois gubernatorial election

    • The 1928 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Len Small was defeated in the Republican primary. Republican nominee Louis Lincoln Emmerson defeated Democratic nominee Floyd E. Thompson with 56.76% of the vote.


    Primary elections


    Primary elections were held on April 10, 1928.


    = Democratic primary

    =


    Candidates


    Floyd E. Thompson, justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois


    Results




    = Republican primary

    =


    Candidates


    Louis Lincoln Emmerson, incumbent Secretary of State of Illinois
    Len Small, incumbent Governor


    Results




    = Independent Republican primary

    =


    Candidates


    Louis Lincoln Emmerson, incumbent Secretary of State of Illinois
    Len Small, incumbent Governor


    Results




    General election




    = Major candidates

    =
    Floyd E. Thompson, Democratic
    Louis Lincoln Emmerson, Republican


    = Minor candidates

    =
    George Koop, Socialist, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1924
    J. E. Procum, Socialist Labor, nominee for U.S. House in 1924 in the at-large district
    William F. Kruse, Workers Party of America, Party District Organizer for the Chicago district


    = Results

    =


    See also


    1928 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election


    References




    Bibliography


    Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
    Samuel K. Gove, ed. (1959). Illinois Votes 1900-1958: A Compilation of Illinois Election Statistics. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois.
    Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State (1928). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, Nov. 6, 1928; Judicial Elections, 1927-1928; Primary Elections: General Primary, April 10, 1928, Presidential Preference, April 10, 1928. Springfield, Illinois: Journal Printing Company.

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