The 1912 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent first-term Republican lieutenant governor John G. Oglesby was defeated by Democratic nominee Barratt O'Hara.
Primary elections Primary elections were held on April 9, 1912.
Democratic primary Candidates
Frank D. Comerford, former State Senator Charles C. Craig, former State Representative Adlai T. Ewing, President of the Iroquois Club of Chicago William E. Golden Barratt O'Hara, editor of the Chicago Magazine and Sunday Telegram J. L. Pickering Sr. Gustavus T. Tatge, former Cook County State's attorney
Results
Republican primary Candidates John G. Oglesby, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kinnie A. Ostewig Reuben R. Tiffany
Results
Prohibition primary Candidates Jacob H. Hoofstitler
Results
Socialist primary Candidates F. T. Maxwell
Results
General election Candidates Dean Franklin, Progressives for S.J., Macomb municipal judge Jacob H. Hoofstitler, Prohibition F. T. Maxwell, Socialist Barratt O'Hara, Democratic John G. Oglesby, Republican Gottlieb Renner, Socialist Labor
Results
See also 1912 Illinois gubernatorial election
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