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1916 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Frank Orren Lowden won the 1916 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Frank Orren Lowden received 696,535 popular votes (52.67%). The main challenger was Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (42.09%).

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

Lowden +10.6 pts · won by 139,881 votes
Frank Orren LowdenRepublicanWINNER52.67%
696,535 votes
Edward Fitzsimmons DunneDemocratic42.09%
556,654 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.