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.

Candidates

 * William B. Brinton, manufacturer
 * Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, incumbent Governor
 * James Traynor

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.

Candidates

 * Seymour Stedman, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1915

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