1944 Illinois gubernatorial election

1944 Illinois gubernatorial election
	November 7, 1944
	November 7, 1944
Governor before election; Dwight H. Green; Republican	Elected Governor ; Dwight H. Green; Republican

The 1944 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.

Incumbent Republican Governor Dwight H. Green was re-elected, defeating Democratic nominee Thomas J. Courtney with 50.75% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on April 11, 1944.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Thomas J. Courtney, Cook County State's attorney

Results

Democratic primary results[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Courtney	531,134	100.00
		Write-ins	1	0.00
Total votes			531,135	100.00

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

Edward C. Hunter, candidate for the 12th congressional district in 1938

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward C. Hunter	487,810	100.00
Total votes			487,810	100.00

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Oscar E. Carlstrom, former Attorney General
Dwight H. Green, incumbent Governor

Results

Republican primary results[1][4][5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight H. Green	621,286	86.16
	Republican	Oscar E. Carlstrom	99,831	13.84
Total votes			721,117	100.00

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

Hugh W. Cross, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Republican primary results[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh W. Cross	613,829	100.00
		Write-ins	1	0.00
Total votes			613,830	100.00

General election

Governor

Candidates

Dwight H. Green, Republican
Thomas J. Courtney, Democratic
Willis R. Wilson, Prohibition, candidate for the at-large congressional district in 1940
Charles Storm, Socialist

Results

1944 Illinois gubernatorial election[6][7][8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight H. Green	2,013,270	50.75%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Courtney	1,940,999	48.93%
	Socialist Labor	Charles Storm	6,906	0.17%
	Prohibition	Willis R. Wilson	5,590	0.14%
Majority			72,271	1.82%
Turnout			3,966,765	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

Hugh W. Cross, Republican
Edward C. Hunter, Democratic
Henry Johnson Long, Prohibition, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1940
Gregory P. Lyngas, Socialist Labor

Results

1944 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election[9][10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh W. Cross	1,950,767	50.25%
	Democratic	Edward C. Hunter	1,919,029	49.43%
	Socialist Labor	Gregory P. Lyngas	6,816	0.18%
	Prohibition	Henry Johnson Long	5,827	0.15%
Majority			31,738	0.82%
Turnout			3,882,439	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

Illinois Primary Vote 1944, pp. 29-30.
"IL Governor, 1944 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
Illinois Primary Vote 1944, pp. 31-32.
"IL Governor, 1944 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
"1944 Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Illinois". US Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
Illinois Official Vote 1944, pp. 12-13.
"IL Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
"1944 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois". US Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
Illinois Official Vote 1944, pp. 16-17.
"IL Lt. Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

Bibliography

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[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Primary_Vote_194429-30-1] Illinois Primary Vote 1944, pp. 29-30.

[2] "IL Governor, 1944 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Primary_Vote_194431-32-3] Illinois Primary Vote 1944, pp. 31-32.

[4] "IL Governor, 1944 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[5] "1944 Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Illinois". US Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Official_Vote_194412-13-6] Illinois Official Vote 1944, pp. 12-13.

[7] "IL Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[8] "1944 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois". US Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Official_Vote_194416-17-9] Illinois Official Vote 1944, pp. 16-17.

[10] "IL Lt. Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

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