1830 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1830 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Zadok Casey Rigdon Slocumb James Adams Party Democratic Democratic-Republican Nonpartisan Popular vote 10,209 8,488 1,647 Percentage 50.18% 41.72% 8.10%

Lieutenant Governor before election William Kinney Democratic-Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Zadok Casey Democratic

The 1830 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1830, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee Zadok Casey defeated Democratic-Republican nominee Rigdon Slocumb, candidate James Adams and candidate James M. Higbee.

General election

On election day, August 2, 1830, Democratic nominee Zadok Casey won the election by a margin of 1,721 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-Republican nominee Rigdon Slocumb, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Casey was sworn in as the 4th lieutenant governor of Illinois on December 6, 1830. ^[1]

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1830

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zadok Casey	10,209	50.18
	Democratic-Republican	Rigdon Slocumb	8,488	41.72
	Nonpartisan	James Adams	1,647	8.10
	Nonpartisan	James M. Higbee	1	0.00
Total votes			20,345	100.00
	Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican

See also

• 1830 Illinois gubernatorial election

References

1. "IL Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. August 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-16.