1928 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 1928 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Len Small was defeated in the Republican primary. Republican nominee Louis Lincoln Emmerson defeated Democratic nominee Floyd E. Thompson with 56.76% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on April 10, 1928.

Candidates

 * Floyd E. Thompson, justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois

Candidates

 * Louis Lincoln Emmerson, incumbent Secretary of State of Illinois
 * Len Small, incumbent Governor

Candidates

 * Louis Lincoln Emmerson, incumbent Secretary of State of Illinois
 * Len Small, incumbent Governor

Major candidates

 * Floyd E. Thompson, Democratic
 * Louis Lincoln Emmerson, Republican

Minor candidates

 * George Koop, Socialist, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1924
 * J. E. Procum, Socialist Labor, nominee for U.S. House in 1924 in the at-large district
 * William F. Kruse, Workers Party of America, Party District Organizer for the Chicago district