Dwight H. Green
★ Governor
- Born
- January 9, 1897
- Died
- February 20, 1958
- Age at death
- 61
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1940–1948
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Green5.9M
Opponents6.1M
3
Elections run
Between 1940 and 1948, Dwight H. Green ran in 3 governor elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Green's biggest single-election total was 2,197,778 votes, in the 1940 governor election in Illinois. Green's closest win came in the 1944 governor election in Illinois, decided by 72,271 votes.
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How many votes has Dwight H. Green received?
Dwight H. Green has received 5,889,055 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | GovernorIllinois | Lost | 1,678,00742.59% | Adlai Stevenson |
| 1944 | GovernorIllinois | Won | 2,013,27050.75% | Thomas J. Courtney |
| 1940 | GovernorIllinois | Won | 2,197,77852.93% | Harry B. Hershey |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q339966). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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