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1912 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1912 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne won the 1912 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne received 443,120 popular votes (38.11%). The main challenger was Charles S. Deneen (27.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Dunne and Deneen

Dunne +10.7 pts · won by 124,651 votes
Edward Fitzsimmons DunneDemocraticWINNER38.11%
443,120 votes
Charles S. DeneenRepublican27.39%
318,469 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.