The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. It saw the election of Democrat Thomas Donavan, who defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Fred E. Sterling.
Primary elections Primary elections were held on April 12, 1932.
Democratic primary Candidates Thomas F. Donovan, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Illinois in 1924 Jay J. McCarthy Wallace G. McCauley Thomas O'Connor Neil J. O'Hanley
Withdrew James A. McCallum
Results
Republican primary Candidates Edward C. Longfellow Theodore D. Smith, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 1928 Fred E. Sterling, incumbent lieutenant governor Guy M. Talcott James C. White Abraham Lincoln Wisler, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1930
Results
General election Major candidates Thomas F. Donovan, Democratic Fred E. Sterling, Republican
Minor candidates Arthur Herchy, Communist Meyer Halushka, Socialist, high school teacher Frank Schnur, Socialist Labor, nominee for Attorney General of Illinois in 1928
Results
See also 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election
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