1860 Illinois gubernatorial election

1860 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Nominee Richard Yates James C. Allen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,196 159,253 Percentage 51.19% 47.34%

County Results Yates:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Allen:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100% No Vote/Data:

Governor before election John Wood Republican Elected Governor Richard Yates Republican

The 1860 Illinois gubernatorial election was the twelfth election for this office. Republican governor William Henry Bissell died early in his term, and incumbent governor John Wood did not seek re-election. Former Democratic Congressman and former Clerk of the U.S. House James C. Allen was the Democratic nominee. ^[1] A Number of third-party candidates ran as well; none received over one percent of the vote. At this time in Illinois history the Lieutenant Governor was elected on a separate ballot from the governor. This would remain the case until the adoption of the 1970 constitution.

Results

1860 gubernatorial election, Illinois ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Yates	172,218	51.15%	+4.22%
	Democratic	James C. Allen	159,293	47.34%	+2.35%
	Independent	Thomas Hope	2,032	0.61%	N/A
	Constitutional Union	John T. Stuart	1,685	0.48%	N/A
	Independent	J. W. Chickering	150	0.34%	N/A
	Write-in	Scattering	122	0.04%	N/A
Majority			12,925	3.85%	−6.77%
Turnout			336,500	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. pp. 53–55. ISBN   9780786414390.