Marie Dunn

Marie Isabella Dunn is an American politician and engineer. She was the Business Interests United nominee in the 1948 Rockford Gubernatorial election.

1948 Rockford gubernatorial candidacy
In mid-1948, Dunn was nominated by the Business Interests United Party to run in the 1948 Rockford Gubernatorial election against American Liberal nominee Chester Milton.

In the general election, Dunn ran a left-of-center campaign, focusing on economic issues including mass transit, worker rights, and women's rights.

Despite doing well with independents, Dunn lost the election by 3.3 points, performing slightly worse than BIU presidential nominee R.F. Kennedy's performance in the 1948 U.S. Presidential election in Rockford. Her loss has been attributed to bleeding BIU base support.