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 and Chicago mayor in 1907 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
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