1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Lieutenant Governor before election; Fred E. Sterling; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Fred E. Sterling; Republican

The 1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Fred E. Sterling won a landslide reelection.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on April 8, 1924.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Michael H. Cleary, former State Senator and Democratic nominee for Illinois's at-large congressional district in 1918
Mark M. Duffy
Ferdinand A. Garesche, State Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ferdinand A. Garesche	122,996	47.16
	Democratic	Michael H. Cleary	73,657	28.24
	Democratic	Mark M. Duffy	64,144	24.60
Total votes			206,797	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Charles F. Kramp
Lewis Rinaker, former State Representative
Fred E. Sterling, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Republican primary result^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred E. Sterling (incumbent)	446,609	56.50
	Republican	Lewis Rinaker	260,988	33.01
	Republican	Charles F. Kramp	82,931	10.49
Total votes			790,528	100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

Tilden Bozarth, delegate to the 1924 Socialist Party National Convention^[2]

Results

Socialist primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Tilden Bozarth	902	100.00
Total votes			902	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major candidates

Ferdinand A. Garesche, Democratic
Fred E. Sterling, Republican

Minor candidates

Tilden Bozarth, Socialist
Gustave A. Jennings, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1908 and for Lieutenant Governor in 1916
John Watt, Workers
John B. McElroy, Independent Republican
John B. Reilly, Commonwealth Land

Results

1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred E. Sterling (incumbent)	1,502,517	66.71%
	Democratic	Ferdinand A. Garesche	727,390	32.30%
	Socialist	Tilden Bozarth	16,235	0.72%
	Socialist Labor	Gustave A. Jennings	2,426	0.11%
	Workers	John Watt	2,310	0.10%
	Independent Republican	John B. McElroy	826	0.04%
	Commonwealth Land	John B. Reilly	539	0.02%
		Scattering	3	0.00%
Majority			775,127	34.41%
Turnout			2,252,246	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Illinois Official Vote 1924, pp. 109–110.
↑ "Incomplete List of Delegates to the National Convention of the Socialist Party, Cleveland, July 6, 1924" (PDF). The Socialist World. Vol. 5, no. 6. Chicago. June 1924. p. 12. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
↑ Illinois Official Vote 1924, p. 5.

Bibliography

Compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State (1924). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, Nov. 4, 1924, &c., &c. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Official_Vote_1924109–110-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Illinois Official Vote 1924, pp. 109–110.

[2] "Incomplete List of Delegates to the National Convention of the Socialist Party, Cleveland, July 6, 1924" (PDF). The Socialist World. Vol. 5, no. 6. Chicago. June 1924. p. 12. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Official_Vote_19245-3] Illinois Official Vote 1924, p. 5.

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1924 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Primary elections

Democratic primary

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Results

Republican primary

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Results

Socialist primary

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Results

General election

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