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OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1940 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open April 09, 1940 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 09, 1940 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1945 - 12:00pm
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Last ModifiedRBH January 04, 2021 03:28pm
Data SourcesIllinois Blue Book, 1939-1940 P. 709
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameHenry Horner Votes2,067,861 (53.13%)
Term01/11/1937 - 10/06/1940 Margin385,187 (+9.90%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won10/06/1940
NameJohn H. Stelle Votes1 (100.00%)
Term10/06/1940 - 01/13/1941 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIL Governor - Succession 10/06/1940

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Name Harry Hershey Lt. Gov. John H. Stelle Robert W. McKinlay James O. Monroe Albert Lagerstedt (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 815,604 (59.73%) 484,454 (35.48%) 27,593 (2.02%) 24,862 (1.82%) 12,925 (0.95%) 2 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -331,150 (-24.25%) -788,011 (-57.71%) -790,742 (-57.91%) -802,679 (-58.79%) -815,602 (-59.73%)  
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