1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1920 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. It saw Republican nominee Fred E. Sterling win a landslide victory.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1920.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Leo G. Hana, soldier and former director of athletics at the University of Illinois
• Walter W. Williams, former State Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• William H. H. Miller, state legislator
• Fred E. Sterling, incumbent State Treasurer

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

• George Koop

Results

General election

Candidates

Major candidates

• Walter W. Williams, Democratic
• Fred E. Sterling, Republican

Minor candidates

• Charles Dold, Farmer-Labor, executive board member of the Chicago Federation of Labor
• Clay Freeman Gaumer, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for U.S. House in 1916 from Illinois's at-large congressional district
• Arthur D. Foyer, Single Tax
• George Koop, Socialist, Socialist nominee for U.S. House in 1906 and 1908 from Illinois's 7th congressional district
• Cornelius W. Stapleton, Socialist Labor

Results

See also

• 1920 Illinois gubernatorial election

References

Bibliography