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The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. It saw the election of Democrat Thomas Donavan, who defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Fred E. Sterling.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on April 12, 1932.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
Thomas F. Donovan, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Illinois in 1924
Jay J. McCarthy
Wallace G. McCauley
Thomas O'Connor
Neil J. O'Hanley
= Withdrew =
James A. McCallum
Results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
Edward C. Longfellow
Theodore D. Smith, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 1928
Fred E. Sterling, incumbent lieutenant governor
Guy M. Talcott
James C. White
Abraham Lincoln Wisler, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1930
Results
General election
= Major candidates
=Thomas F. Donovan, Democratic
Fred E. Sterling, Republican
= Minor candidates
=Arthur Herchy, Communist
Meyer Halushka, Socialist, high school teacher
Frank Schnur, Socialist Labor, nominee for Attorney General of Illinois in 1928
= Results
=See also
1932 Illinois gubernatorial election
References
Bibliography
Samuel K. Gove, ed. (1959). Illinois Votes 1900-1958: A Compilation of Illinois Election Statistics. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois.
Compiled by William J. Stratton, Secretary of State (1932). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, Nov. 8, 1932; Judicial Elections, 1931-1932; Primary Elections: General Primary, April 12, 1932, Presidential Preference, April 12, 1932. Springfield, Illinois: Journal Printing Company.