[4] Winter ran on the Democratic ticket against Republican candidate Carlos B.

[4] Because the country was at the start of the Great Depression, Winter's platform was very generic: he made no specific promises except to try and increase business in the city.

[5] Mr. Winter was tepidly endorsed by the Springfield Republican, which noted that the city would not be thrown backwards with the election of either candidate.

[2] The Springfield Republican's post-election analysis surmised that Mr. Winter won because of his youth – Mr. Ellis was nearing the age of 70.

Winter handily won re-election in 1931, defeating state senator Chester W. Allen by a count of 22,798 votes to 11,992, riding a national Democratic wave.