1880 Illinois gubernatorial election
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The 1880 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880.
Incumbent
Shelby Moore Cullom defeated Democratic nominee Lyman Trumbull
who won 50.56% of the vote. Cullom's victory was the seventh consecutive victory for the Republican Party.
Republican John Marshall Hamilton 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
- Lyman Trumbull, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
- Shelby Moore Cullom, Republican, incumbent Governor
- Uriah Copp Jr., Prohibition[1]
- Erick Johnson, Communist[2][3]
- S. R. Pratt
- 1878
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ยฑ% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shelby Moore Cullom (incumbent)
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314,565 | 50.56% | ||
| Democratic | Lyman Trumbull | 277,532 | 44.61% | ||
| Greenback | Alson Jenness Streeter
|
28,898 | 4.65% | ||
| Communist | Erick Johnson | 780 | 0.13% | ||
| S. R. Pratt | 173 | 0.03% | |||
| Prohibition | Uriah Copp, Jr. | 122 | 0.02% | ||
| Majority | 37,033 | 5.95% | |||
| Turnout | 622,070 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
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- ^ "Local Politics". Chicago daily tribune. Chicago, Ill. August 15, 1880. p. 5. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "The Communists". Chicago daily tribune. Chicago, Ill. August 29, 1880. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 80โ81.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1880". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the Thirty-Second General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder. 1881. p. 15.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
Notes
Bibliography
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
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