1916 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 1916 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne was defeated by Republican nominee Frank Orren Lowden.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1916.Democratic primary
Candidates
- William B. Brinton, manufacturer
- Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, incumbent Governor
- James Traynor
Republican primary
Candidates
- Morton D. Hull, State Senator
- Frank Orren Lowden, former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district
- Frank Leslie Smith, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 1904
Progressive primary
No candidates stood in the Progressive primary, and the Progressive Party did not put forward a candidate in the general election.Socialist primary
Candidates
- Seymour Stedman, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1915
General election
Candidates
- Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, Democratic
- John M. Francis, Socialist Labor, perennial candidate
- John R. Golden, Prohibition, pastor and former state legislator
- Frank Orren Lowden, Republican
- Seymour Stedman, Socialist