1932 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 1932 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Henry Horner defeated Republican nominee and former Governor Len Small with 57.62% of the vote.
Incumbent first-term Republican Governor Louis Lincoln Emmerson did not run for re-election.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on April 12, 1932.Democratic primary
Candidates
- Joseph L. Burke
- Bruce A. Campbell, former State Representative
- R. S. Douglas
- Leo Patrick Dwyer
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Henry Horner, judge
- Michael L. Igoe, member of the board of South Park Commissioners
- Andrew W. Sullivan
Republican primary
Candidates
- Edward J. Brundage, former Attorney General of Illinois
- Oscar E. Carlstrom, incumbent Attorney General of Illinois
- Herbert E. Clayton
- Omer N. Custer, former Treasurer of Illinois
- J. Edward Jones
- William H. Malone, former chairman of the Illinois Tax Commission
- Willard A. Maxwell
- Len Small, former Governor
General election
Major candidates
- Henry Horner, Democratic
- Len Small, Republican
Minor candidates
- Leondies McDonald, Communist
- W. W. O'Brien, Independent
- Roy E. Burt, Socialist, member of the board of education of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- J. E. Procum, Socialist Labor, nominee for Governor in 1928