1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Fred E. Sterling won a landslide reelection.

1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Fred E. Sterling Ferdinand A. Garesche
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,502,517 727,390
Percentage 66.71% 32.30%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Fred E. Sterling
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Fred E. Sterling
Republican

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on April 8, 1924.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ferdinand A. Garesche 122,996 47.16
Democratic Michael H. Cleary 73,657 28.24
Democratic Mark M. Duffy 64,144 24.60
Total votes 206,797 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary result[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred E. Sterling (incumbent) 446,609 56.50
Republican Lewis Rinaker 260,988 33.01
Republican Charles F. Kramp 82,931 10.49
Total votes 790,528 100.00

Socialist primary

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Candidates

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  • Tilden Bozarth, delegate to the 1924 Socialist Party National Convention[2]

Results

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Socialist primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Tilden Bozarth 902 100.00
Total votes 902 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Major candidates

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Minor candidates

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  • Tilden Bozarth, Socialist
  • Gustave A. Jennings, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1908 and for Lieutenant Governor in 1916
  • John Watt, Workers
  • John B. McElroy, Independent Republican
  • John B. Reilly, Commonwealth Land

Results

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1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Fred E. Sterling (incumbent) 1,502,517 66.71%
Democratic Ferdinand A. Garesche 727,390 32.30%
Socialist Tilden Bozarth 16,235 0.72%
Socialist Labor Gustave A. Jennings 2,426 0.11%
Workers John Watt 2,310 0.10%
Independent Republican John B. McElroy 826 0.04%
Commonwealth Land John B. Reilly 539 0.02%
Scattering 3 0.00%
Majority 775,127 34.41%
Turnout 2,252,246 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Illinois Official Vote 1924, pp. 109–110.
  2. ^ "Incomplete List of Delegates to the National Convention of the Socialist Party, Cleveland, July 6, 1924" (PDF). The Socialist World. Vol. 5, no. 6. Chicago. June 1924. p. 12. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Illinois Official Vote 1924, p. 5.

Bibliography

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