1936 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1936 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Horner won the 1936 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Henry Horner received 2,067,861 popular votes (53.13%). The main challenger was C. Wayland Brooks (43.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Horner and Brooks

Horner +9.9 pts · won by 385,176 votes

Henry Horner DemocraticWINNER53.13%

2,067,861 votes

C. Wayland Brooks Republican43.24%

1,682,685 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 3.6% 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.