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Election 1928 Results

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1928 Illinois governor election

Louis L. Emmerson (Republican) beat Floyd E. Thompson (Democrat) in Illinois in 1928, 56.8% to 42.7%, a margin of 14.1 points and 424,921 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1924, when Len Small won.

Republicans led in 81 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 21. The largest, Cook, cast 1,490,233 votes and went to the Republican by 11.5 points. The closest was White, where 7 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Louis L. Emmerson won Republican 1,709,818 56.8%
Floyd E. Thompson Democratic 1,284,897 42.7%
All other candidates 17,488 0.6%
Total3,012,203

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 654,685 43.9% 826,490 55.5% 9,058 1,490,233 R+11.5
St. Clair 32,685 50.8% 31,261 48.6% 422 64,368 D+2.2
Peoria 23,157 43.8% 29,183 55.2% 569 52,909 R+11.4
Kane 15,864 30.3% 36,323 69.4% 163 52,350 R+39.1
Sangamon 22,479 43.2% 29,407 56.5% 206 52,092 R+13.3
Madison 20,910 41.3% 29,197 57.6% 545 50,652 R+16.4
Will 19,605 43.5% 25,170 55.8% 306 45,081 R+12.3
La Salle 19,663 45.4% 23,431 54.1% 213 43,307 R+8.7
Rock Island 21,559 52.6% 19,324 47.1% 126 41,009 D+5.5
Winnebago 7,824 19.5% 31,871 79.6% 350 40,045 R+60.0
Du Page 10,744 28.6% 26,634 70.9% 176 37,554 R+42.3
Lake 10,761 29.3% 25,604 69.7% 373 36,738 R+40.4
Macon 12,529 36.9% 21,295 62.7% 137 33,961 R+25.8
Vermilion 13,296 39.4% 20,163 59.8% 255 33,714 R+20.4
McLean 11,776 37.9% 19,143 61.5% 187 31,106 R+23.7
Adams 14,752 51.8% 13,513 47.5% 206 28,471 D+4.4
Champaign 10,574 38.5% 16,848 61.3% 67 27,489 R+22.8
Macoupin 11,791 53.5% 9,891 44.9% 339 22,021 D+8.6
Knox 5,887 27.0% 15,811 72.5% 103 21,801 R+45.5
Kankakee 9,379 43.6% 12,042 56.0% 76 21,497 R+12.4
Franklin 12,210 57.1% 8,884 41.6% 274 21,368 D+15.6
Williamson 11,103 52.8% 9,767 46.5% 155 21,025 D+6.4
Henry 7,257 36.5% 12,479 62.8% 121 19,857 R+26.3
Bureau 7,672 42.7% 10,250 57.0% 57 17,979 R+14.3
Fulton 8,388 47.3% 9,018 50.9% 317 17,723 R+3.6
Stephenson 6,237 36.0% 11,022 63.7% 46 17,305 R+27.7
Whiteside 4,410 25.6% 12,751 74.1% 52 17,213 R+48.5
Christian 8,408 49.1% 8,613 50.3% 119 17,140 R+1.2
Livingston 6,050 36.5% 10,459 63.1% 56 16,565 R+26.6
Montgomery 8,263 51.0% 7,813 48.3% 115 16,191 D+2.8
Coles 6,204 38.4% 9,912 61.4% 33 16,149 R+23.0
Tazewell 7,480 47.0% 8,198 51.6% 224 15,902 R+4.5
McHenry 4,915 31.9% 10,467 67.9% 42 15,424 R+36.0
Morgan 6,870 44.8% 8,431 55.0% 30 15,331 R+10.2
De Kalb 4,299 28.4% 10,794 71.4% 35 15,128 R+42.9
Marion 7,323 49.3% 7,468 50.3% 61 14,852 R+1.0
Jackson 6,062 41.0% 8,676 58.7% 54 14,792 R+17.7
Saline 6,805 49.4% 6,891 50.0% 79 13,775 R+0.6
Iroquois 5,766 42.2% 7,864 57.6% 26 13,656 R+15.4
Lee 4,340 32.7% 8,923 67.1% 29 13,292 R+34.5
Jefferson 5,488 41.5% 7,710 58.3% 32 13,230 R+16.8
Hancock 6,366 48.6% 6,724 51.3% 20 13,110 R+2.7
McDonough 5,281 41.1% 7,536 58.6% 46 12,863 R+17.5
Edgar 5,458 43.5% 7,046 56.2% 33 12,537 R+12.7
Logan 5,414 44.1% 6,827 55.6% 36 12,277 R+11.5
Ogle 2,797 23.0% 9,314 76.8% 24 12,135 R+53.7
Randolph 6,061 51.0% 5,753 48.4% 74 11,888 D+2.6
Shelby 5,359 46.4% 6,072 52.5% 126 11,557 R+6.2
Pike 5,102 47.4% 5,591 51.9% 78 10,771 R+4.5
Fayette 4,688 44.7% 5,787 55.1% 24 10,499 R+10.5
Warren 3,500 33.5% 6,908 66.1% 50 10,458 R+32.6
Clinton 6,250 65.0% 3,320 34.6% 38 9,608 D+30.5
Lawrence 4,504 47.1% 5,010 52.4% 55 9,569 R+5.3
Jo Daviess 3,640 38.0% 5,851 61.2% 76 9,567 R+23.1
Crawford 3,911 41.1% 5,571 58.6% 30 9,512 R+17.5
Perry 5,042 53.4% 4,342 46.0% 60 9,444 D+7.4
Clark 3,907 42.9% 5,177 56.9% 19 9,103 R+14.0
De Witt 3,468 40.1% 5,140 59.4% 48 8,656 R+19.3
Alexander 3,252 38.1% 5,270 61.8% 12 8,534 R+23.6
Wayne 3,310 39.4% 5,069 60.3% 30 8,409 R+20.9
Greene 4,721 56.2% 3,657 43.6% 15 8,393 D+12.7
Woodford 3,531 42.1% 4,800 57.3% 52 8,383 R+15.1
Grundy 3,030 37.0% 5,124 62.6% 25 8,179 R+25.6
Mercer 3,028 38.0% 4,913 61.6% 31 7,972 R+23.6
White 3,976 49.9% 3,969 49.8% 27 7,972 D+0.1
Effingham 4,396 56.0% 3,410 43.4% 44 7,850 D+12.6
Carroll 1,630 21.6% 5,884 78.1% 18 7,532 R+56.5
Union 4,239 56.6% 3,224 43.0% 28 7,491 D+13.5
Cass 4,077 54.5% 3,381 45.2% 16 7,474 D+9.3
Douglas 2,595 36.3% 4,527 63.4% 20 7,142 R+27.1
Mason 3,641 52.1% 3,337 47.7% 12 6,990 D+4.3
Clay 2,732 39.6% 4,162 60.4% 6,894 R+20.7
Boone 1,142 16.8% 5,633 82.9% 18 6,793 R+66.1
Ford 2,450 36.3% 4,292 63.6% 11 6,753 R+27.3
Marshall 2,867 42.7% 3,844 57.2% 7 6,718 R+14.5
Bond 2,502 38.6% 3,959 61.0% 28 6,489 R+22.5
Washington 2,464 38.1% 3,998 61.8% 10 6,472 R+23.7
Piatt 2,478 38.3% 3,973 61.5% 14 6,465 R+23.1
Richland 2,845 44.1% 3,587 55.6% 17 6,449 R+11.5
Hamilton 3,121 48.7% 3,198 49.9% 91 6,410 R+1.2
Wabash 2,953 46.3% 3,399 53.3% 27 6,379 R+7.0
Jasper 3,245 51.6% 3,026 48.2% 12 6,283 D+3.5
Schuyler 2,905 52.7% 2,599 47.2% 7 5,511 D+5.6
Moultrie 2,538 46.5% 2,913 53.4% 7 5,458 R+6.9
Monroe 2,357 43.8% 3,023 56.1% 5 5,385 R+12.4
Jersey 2,395 45.7% 2,836 54.2% 5 5,236 R+8.4
Cumberland 2,169 42.6% 2,903 57.0% 17 5,089 R+14.4
Menard 2,301 46.6% 2,616 53.0% 19 4,936 R+6.4
Kendall 1,214 26.5% 3,367 73.5% 3 4,584 R+47.0
Massac 1,125 24.9% 3,373 74.7% 15 4,513 R+49.8
Scott 2,172 50.3% 2,146 49.7% 4,318 D+0.6
Gallatin 2,396 56.4% 1,844 43.4% 11 4,251 D+13.0
Stark 1,387 33.1% 2,794 66.6% 14 4,195 R+33.5
Brown 2,302 55.4% 1,849 44.5% 6 4,157 D+10.9
Johnson 1,226 29.6% 2,891 69.8% 23 4,140 R+40.2
Pulaski 1,643 42.1% 2,226 57.1% 30 3,899 R+15.0
Edwards 1,001 25.9% 2,853 73.9% 7 3,861 R+48.0
Henderson 1,308 34.6% 2,452 64.9% 18 3,778 R+30.3
Calhoun 1,442 47.6% 1,568 51.7% 21 3,031 R+4.2
Pope 677 25.2% 1,990 74.2% 15 2,682 R+49.0
Hardin 1,048 39.2% 1,607 60.1% 17 2,672 R+20.9
Putnam 848 38.0% 1,372 61.5% 12 2,232 R+23.5

Counties as they stood in 1928; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Illinois governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 JB Pritzker (D) D+12.5
2018 JB Pritzker (D) D+15.7
2014 Bruce Rauner (R) R+3.9
2010 Pat Quinn (D) D+0.9
2006 Rod Blagojevich (D) D+10.5
2002 Rod R. Blagojevich (D) D+7.1
1998 George H. Ryan (R) R+3.6
1994 Jim Edgar (R) R+29.4
1990 Jim Edgar (R) R+2.6
1986 James R. Thompson (R) R+52.7
1982 James R. Thompson (R) R+0.1
1978 James R. Thompson (R) R+18.9
1976 James R. Thompson (R) R+30.1
1972 Daniel Walker (D) D+1.7
1968 Richard B. Ogilvie (R) R+2.8
1964 Otto Kerner (D) D+3.8
1960 Otto Kerner (D) D+11.2
1956 William G. Stratton (R) R+1.0
1952 William G. Stratton (R) R+5.2
1948 Adlai E. Stevenson (D) D+14.5
1944 Dwight H. Green (R) R+1.8
1940 Dwight H. Green (R) R+6.2
1936 Henry Horner (D) D+9.9
1932 Henry Horner (D) D+16.9
1928 Louis L. Emmerson (R) R+14.1
1924 Len Small (R) R+14.3
1920 Len Small (R) R+24.2
1916 Frank O. Lowden (R) R+10.6
1912 Edward F. Dunne (D) D+10.7
1908 Charles S. Deneen (R) R+2.0
1904 Charles S. Deneen (R) R+27.9
1900 Richard Yates (R) R+5.4
1896 John R. Tanner (R) R+10.4
1892 John P. Altgeld (D) D+2.6
1888 Joseph W. Fifer (R) R+1.7
1884 Richard J. Oglesby (R) R+2.2
1880 Shelby M. Cullom (R) R+5.9
1876 Shelby M. Cullom (R) R+1.2
1872 Richard J. Oglesby (R) R+54.4
1868 John McAuley Palmer (R) R+11.0