1852 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1852 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  Illinois Supreme Court Justice Gustav Koerner.png James L. D. Morrison (Illinois Congressman).jpg Philo Carpenter p1888.png
Nominee Gustav Koerner James L. D. Morrison Philo Carpenter
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote79,97064,8768,909
Percentage52.01%42.19%5.80%
Lieutenant Governor before election

William McMurtry
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Gustav Koerner
Democratic

The 1852 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1852, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee and former member of the Illinois House of Representatives Gustav Koerner defeated Whig nominee and former member of the Illinois Senate James L. D. Morrison and Free Soil nominee Philo Carpenter.

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General election

On election day, November 2, 1852, Democratic nominee Gustav Koerner won the election by a margin of 15,094 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee James L. D. Morrison, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Koerner was sworn in as the 12th lieutenant governor of Illinois on January 10, 1853. [1]

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1852
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gustav Koerner 79,970 52.01
Whig James L. D. Morrison 64,87642.19
Free Soil Philo Carpenter 8,9095.80
Total votes153,755 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IL Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. December 5, 2009. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
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