Henry Horner, Governor

Henry Horner

Governor
Born
November 30, 1878
Died
October 6, 1940
Age at death
61
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1932–1936
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Horner4.0M
Opponents3.0M
2
Elections run

Between 1932 and 1936, Henry Horner ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Horner's biggest single-election total was 2,067,861 votes, in the 1936 governor election in Illinois.

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How many votes has Henry Horner received?

Henry Horner has received 3,998,191 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Henry Horner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936GovernorIllinoisWon2,067,86153.13%C. Wayland Brooks
1932GovernorIllinoisWon1,930,33057.62%Len Small
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q735204). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Henry Horner: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/henry-horner. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.