1884_Illinois_gubernatorial_election

1884 Illinois gubernatorial election

1884 Illinois gubernatorial election

US gubernatorial election

The 1884 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884.

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Republican nominee Richard J. Oglesby defeated Democratic nominee Carter Harrison Sr. with 49.63% of the vote. Oglesby's victory was the eighth consecutive victory for the Republican Party.

Republican John C. Smith was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. At this time in Illinois history, the Lieutenant Governor was elected on a separate ballot from the governor. This would remain so until the 1970 constitution.

General election

Candidates

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References

  1. [1]
    Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
  2. [2]
    Illinois Official Vote 1884, pp. 5–6.
  3. [3]
    "IL Governor, 1884". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. [4]
    Journal of the Senate of the Thirty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: Journal Co., State Printers. 1885. p. 120.

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