The 1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Fred E. Sterling won a landslide reelection.
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on April 8, 1924.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Michael H. Cleary, former State Senator and Democratic nominee for Illinois's at-large congressional district in 1918
- Mark M. Duffy
- Ferdinand A. Garesche, State Representative
Results
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- Charles F. Kramp
- Lewis Rinaker, former State Representative
- Fred E. Sterling, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Results
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- Tilden Bozarth, delegate to the 1924 Socialist Party National Convention[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Tilden Bozarth | 902 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 902 | 100.00 | ||
General election
editCandidates
editMajor candidates
edit- Ferdinand A. Garesche, Democratic
- Fred E. Sterling, Republican
Minor candidates
edit- 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Illinois Official Vote 1924, pp. 109–110.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Illinois Official Vote 1924, p. 5.
Bibliography
edit- Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State (1924). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, Nov. 4, 1924, &c., &c. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers.