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County results Emmerson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Thompson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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 were held on April 10, 1928.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd E. Thompson | 244,082 | 99.99 | |
Scattering | 13 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 244,095 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louis Lincoln Emmerson | 1,051,556 | 63.22 | |
Republican | Len Small (incumbent) | 611,763 | 36.78 | |
Total votes | 1,663,319 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent Republican | Louis Lincoln Emmerson | 50 | 55.56 | |
Independent Republican | Len Small (incumbent) | 34 | 37.78 | |
Scattering | 6 | 6.67 | ||
Total votes | 90 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Louis Lincoln Emmerson | 1,709,818 | 56.76% | ||
Democratic | Floyd E. Thompson | 1,284,897 | 42.66% | ||
Socialist | George Koop | 12,974 | 0.43% | ||
Workers | William F. Kruse | 3,153 | 0.10% | ||
Socialist Labor | J. E. Procum | 1,361 | 0.05% | ||
Majority | 424,921 | 14.10% | |||
Turnout | 3,012,203 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
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