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1932 Illinois governor election
Henry Horner (Democrat) beat Len Small (Republican) in Illinois in 1932, 57.6% to 40.7%, a margin of 16.9 points and 566,287 votes.
Illinois changed party: in 1928 it went Republican, for Louis L. Emmerson.
Democrats led in 73 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 29. The largest, Cook, cast 1,649,177 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.3 points. The closest was Hardin, where 13 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Horner won | Democratic | 1,930,330 | 57.6% |
| Len Small | Republican | 1,364,043 | 40.7% |
| All other candidates | 55,933 | 1.7% | |
| Total | 3,350,306 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,033,789 62.7% | 583,460 35.4% | 31,928 | 1,649,177 | D+27.3 |
| St. Clair | 43,867 63.0% | 24,072 34.6% | 1,718 | 69,657 | D+28.4 |
| Peoria | 31,702 51.5% | 29,271 47.5% | 629 | 61,602 | D+3.9 |
| Sangamon | 27,454 46.5% | 30,830 52.3% | 707 | 58,991 | R+5.7 |
| Kane | 27,502 48.2% | 28,928 50.7% | 672 | 57,102 | R+2.5 |
| Madison | 32,996 59.1% | 21,256 38.0% | 1,626 | 55,878 | D+21.0 |
| Will | 24,310 47.4% | 26,239 51.1% | 775 | 51,324 | R+3.8 |
| La Salle | 24,298 52.2% | 21,716 46.7% | 505 | 46,519 | D+5.6 |
| Lake | 26,667 57.8% | 17,990 39.0% | 1,469 | 46,126 | D+18.8 |
| Rock Island | 24,149 52.7% | 21,123 46.1% | 510 | 45,782 | D+6.6 |
| Winnebago | 19,693 44.0% | 23,575 52.7% | 1,441 | 44,709 | R+8.7 |
| Du Page | 25,841 58.1% | 17,625 39.6% | 1,018 | 44,484 | D+18.5 |
| Vermilion | 20,402 51.7% | 18,430 46.7% | 641 | 39,473 | D+5.0 |
| Macon | 20,549 53.4% | 17,408 45.2% | 529 | 38,486 | D+8.2 |
| McLean | 17,853 50.5% | 17,043 48.2% | 482 | 35,378 | D+2.3 |
| Adams | 18,916 61.9% | 11,366 37.2% | 258 | 30,540 | D+24.7 |
| Champaign | 15,346 51.2% | 14,373 47.9% | 263 | 29,982 | D+3.2 |
| Kankakee | 9,389 38.4% | 14,844 60.8% | 191 | 24,424 | R+22.3 |
| Knox | 12,927 53.4% | 11,021 45.5% | 261 | 24,209 | D+7.9 |
| Macoupin | 13,041 56.1% | 8,739 37.6% | 1,472 | 23,252 | D+18.5 |
| Franklin | 12,541 54.2% | 10,018 43.3% | 589 | 23,148 | D+10.9 |
| Williamson | 11,186 51.0% | 10,413 47.4% | 349 | 21,948 | D+3.5 |
| Henry | 9,181 43.5% | 11,429 54.1% | 511 | 21,121 | R+10.6 |
| Tazewell | 10,946 53.4% | 9,430 46.0% | 131 | 20,507 | D+7.4 |
| Fulton | 10,123 49.8% | 9,601 47.2% | 616 | 20,340 | D+2.6 |
| Stephenson | 10,427 53.2% | 8,867 45.2% | 316 | 19,610 | D+8.0 |
| Bureau | 8,614 45.0% | 10,414 54.4% | 125 | 19,153 | R+9.4 |
| Whiteside | 7,231 39.6% | 10,837 59.3% | 196 | 18,264 | R+19.7 |
| McHenry | 8,767 48.2% | 9,169 50.4% | 259 | 18,195 | R+2.2 |
| Livingston | 9,063 50.1% | 8,963 49.5% | 79 | 18,105 | D+0.6 |
| Christian | 9,847 54.6% | 7,728 42.8% | 463 | 18,038 | D+11.7 |
| Coles | 10,057 56.0% | 7,816 43.6% | 73 | 17,946 | D+12.5 |
| Morgan | 9,759 56.1% | 7,535 43.3% | 109 | 17,403 | D+12.8 |
| Jackson | 8,950 51.9% | 8,127 47.1% | 184 | 17,261 | D+4.8 |
| Marion | 9,943 59.1% | 6,751 40.1% | 140 | 16,834 | D+19.0 |
| Montgomery | 9,566 56.8% | 6,738 40.0% | 526 | 16,830 | D+16.8 |
| Saline | 8,885 54.0% | 7,327 44.5% | 235 | 16,447 | D+9.5 |
| De Kalb | 7,170 44.2% | 8,850 54.5% | 209 | 16,229 | R+10.4 |
| Iroquois | 7,422 47.8% | 8,019 51.7% | 79 | 15,520 | R+3.8 |
| Lee | 6,693 45.3% | 7,963 53.9% | 107 | 14,763 | R+8.6 |
| Jefferson | 8,948 60.9% | 5,656 38.5% | 87 | 14,691 | D+22.4 |
| Logan | 7,289 52.6% | 6,478 46.8% | 79 | 13,846 | D+5.9 |
| McDonough | 6,881 50.2% | 6,716 49.0% | 104 | 13,701 | D+1.2 |
| Edgar | 7,173 52.8% | 6,338 46.6% | 77 | 13,588 | D+6.1 |
| Ogle | 5,189 38.7% | 8,099 60.4% | 127 | 13,415 | R+21.7 |
| Hancock | 8,031 60.1% | 5,268 39.4% | 66 | 13,365 | D+20.7 |
| Randolph | 7,722 58.4% | 5,358 40.5% | 148 | 13,228 | D+17.9 |
| Shelby | 7,496 59.0% | 5,107 40.2% | 96 | 12,699 | D+18.8 |
| Fayette | 6,430 53.5% | 5,535 46.1% | 43 | 12,008 | D+7.5 |
| Pike | 7,258 60.5% | 4,617 38.5% | 120 | 11,995 | D+22.0 |
| Perry | 6,699 59.5% | 4,394 39.0% | 166 | 11,259 | D+20.5 |
| Warren | 5,252 48.1% | 5,581 51.1% | 97 | 10,930 | R+3.0 |
| Crawford | 5,717 53.3% | 4,924 45.9% | 84 | 10,725 | D+7.4 |
| Clinton | 7,047 68.1% | 3,194 30.9% | 104 | 10,345 | D+37.2 |
| Lawrence | 5,626 54.5% | 4,657 45.1% | 45 | 10,328 | D+9.4 |
| Alexander | 5,225 52.3% | 4,679 46.8% | 88 | 9,992 | D+5.5 |
| Jo Daviess | 5,078 52.1% | 4,561 46.8% | 102 | 9,741 | D+5.3 |
| Clark | 5,209 54.8% | 4,262 44.8% | 40 | 9,511 | D+10.0 |
| De Witt | 4,957 52.4% | 4,437 46.9% | 68 | 9,462 | D+5.5 |
| Wayne | 5,040 53.4% | 4,364 46.2% | 38 | 9,442 | D+7.2 |
| White | 5,626 60.6% | 3,631 39.1% | 33 | 9,290 | D+21.5 |
| Effingham | 5,843 63.2% | 3,308 35.8% | 101 | 9,252 | D+27.4 |
| Grundy | 3,990 43.5% | 5,152 56.2% | 28 | 9,170 | R+12.7 |
| Union | 6,183 68.6% | 2,798 31.0% | 35 | 9,016 | D+37.5 |
| Greene | 5,914 65.7% | 3,039 33.7% | 53 | 9,006 | D+31.9 |
| Woodford | 4,648 52.0% | 4,230 47.3% | 66 | 8,944 | D+4.7 |
| Mercer | 3,625 42.5% | 4,836 56.7% | 75 | 8,536 | R+14.2 |
| Cass | 5,265 62.8% | 3,061 36.5% | 57 | 8,383 | D+26.3 |
| Carroll | 2,935 35.2% | 5,360 64.3% | 39 | 8,334 | R+29.1 |
| Douglas | 4,353 52.8% | 3,852 46.7% | 43 | 8,248 | D+6.1 |
| Mason | 5,181 63.5% | 2,941 36.0% | 38 | 8,160 | D+27.5 |
| Clay | 4,196 52.7% | 3,711 46.6% | 59 | 7,966 | D+6.1 |
| Washington | 4,138 53.0% | 3,586 45.9% | 84 | 7,808 | D+7.1 |
| Ford | 3,730 48.9% | 3,834 50.3% | 61 | 7,625 | R+1.4 |
| Piatt | 3,813 52.6% | 3,389 46.7% | 50 | 7,252 | D+5.8 |
| Marshall | 3,774 52.0% | 3,447 47.5% | 30 | 7,251 | D+4.5 |
| Boone | 2,268 31.4% | 4,895 67.8% | 59 | 7,222 | R+36.4 |
| Richland | 3,905 55.3% | 3,120 44.2% | 39 | 7,064 | D+11.1 |
| Bond | 3,382 49.7% | 3,342 49.1% | 80 | 6,804 | D+0.6 |
| Jasper | 4,104 61.1% | 2,590 38.6% | 22 | 6,716 | D+22.5 |
| Hamilton | 3,844 58.4% | 2,701 41.1% | 33 | 6,578 | D+17.4 |
| Pulaski | 3,157 48.4% | 3,332 51.1% | 33 | 6,522 | R+2.7 |
| Wabash | 3,803 58.8% | 2,604 40.3% | 56 | 6,463 | D+18.6 |
| Moultrie | 3,793 59.4% | 2,554 40.0% | 34 | 6,381 | D+19.4 |
| Monroe | 3,440 57.1% | 2,551 42.3% | 37 | 6,028 | D+14.7 |
| Jersey | 3,433 58.4% | 2,378 40.5% | 67 | 5,878 | D+17.9 |
| Schuyler | 3,499 60.7% | 2,241 38.9% | 26 | 5,766 | D+21.8 |
| Menard | 3,277 57.5% | 2,413 42.3% | 13 | 5,703 | D+15.1 |
| Massac | 2,244 41.4% | 3,131 57.7% | 49 | 5,424 | R+16.4 |
| Cumberland | 2,837 53.7% | 2,427 45.9% | 20 | 5,284 | D+7.8 |
| Kendall | 2,202 43.4% | 2,847 56.1% | 30 | 5,079 | R+12.7 |
| Johnson | 2,224 45.8% | 2,607 53.7% | 23 | 4,854 | R+7.9 |
| Scott | 2,691 56.6% | 2,036 42.8% | 25 | 4,752 | D+13.8 |
| Gallatin | 3,206 67.8% | 1,475 31.2% | 46 | 4,727 | D+36.6 |
| Stark | 2,077 47.1% | 2,310 52.4% | 25 | 4,412 | R+5.3 |
| Edwards | 1,621 38.4% | 2,573 60.9% | 32 | 4,226 | R+22.5 |
| Henderson | 1,846 44.1% | 2,286 54.6% | 51 | 4,183 | R+10.5 |
| Brown | 2,725 69.6% | 1,175 30.0% | 13 | 3,913 | D+39.6 |
| Pope | 1,560 41.3% | 2,206 58.4% | 12 | 3,778 | R+17.1 |
| Calhoun | 1,954 57.3% | 1,435 42.1% | 19 | 3,408 | D+15.2 |
| Hardin | 1,611 49.1% | 1,624 49.5% | 43 | 3,278 | R+0.4 |
| Putnam | 1,084 41.8% | 1,486 57.3% | 24 | 2,594 | R+15.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1932; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |