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1936 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 1936 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent first-term governor Henry Horner, a Democrat, won reelection, defeating Republican nominee, future Senator C. Wayland Brooks with 53.13% of the vote.

The 1936 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent first-term governor Henry Horner, a Democrat, won reelection, defeating Republican nominee, future Senator C. Wayland Brooks with 53.13% of the vote.

The Chicago political machine unsuccessfully ran Chicago Board of Health president Herman Bundesen against the incumbent Henry Horner in retribution for Horner having vetoed a bill that would have allowed bookies to legally operate, a bill favored by Chicago political bosses such as Edward J. Kelly.

Herman Bundesen, Chicago Board of Health president and Chicago health commissioner, former Cook County coroner
Henry Horner, incumbent governor
James Fred Robertson, 1934 U.S. congress candidate and 1935 Chicago mayoral candidate

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	820,313	54.39
	Democratic	659,221	43.71
	Democratic	28,600	1.90
	Write-in	1	0.00
1,508,135	100

C. Wayland Brooks
Oscar E. Carlstrom, former Illinois attorney general
George W. Dowell, Progressive nominee for Illinois's 25th congressional district in 1914
Thomas P. Gunning, Illinois state senator
J. Paul Kuhn
John G. Oglesby, former lieutenant governor of Illinois (publicly withdrew before primary)
Len Small, former governor of Illinois

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	596,446	59.05
	Republican	268,903	26.62
	Republican	53,266	5.27
	Republican	31,194	3.09
	Republican	29,423	2.91
	Republican	16,079	1.59
	Republican	7,568	0.75
	Republican	7,125	0.71
	Write-in	1	0.00
1,010,005	100

Challenging both Democratic nominee Henry Horner and Republican nominee Charles W. Brooks, Republican former Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson ran on the Union Progressive Party of Illinois' ballot line. There were also several other minor candidates.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	2,067,861	53.13%
	Republican	1,682,685	43.24%
	Union Progressive	128,962	3.31%
	Socialist	6,966	0.18%
	Prohibition	2,896	0.07%
	Socialist Labor	2,602	0.07%
	Write-in	4	0.00%
3,891,976	100%

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