1884 Illinois gubernatorial election

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1884 Illinois gubernatorial election
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  1880 November 4, 1884 (1884-11-04) 1888  
  Richard James Oglesby - Brady-Handy.jpg Carter Harrison, Sr. - Brady-Handy.jpg
Nominee Richard J. Oglesby Carter Harrison Sr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote334,234319,635
Percentage49.63%47.47%

Governor before election

John Marshall Hamilton
Republican

Elected Governor

Richard J. Oglesby
Republican

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

Contents

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

Results

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1884 [1] [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard J. Oglesby 334,234 49.63%
Democratic Carter Harrison Sr. 319,63547.47%
Prohibition James Bartlett Hobbs10,9051.62%
Greenback Jesse Harper8,6051.28%
Scattering100.00%
Majority14,5992.16%
Turnout 673,389
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
  2. Illinois Official Vote 1884, pp. 5–6.
  3. "IL Governor, 1884". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  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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