1896 Illinois gubernatorial election

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1896 Illinois gubernatorial election
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Nominee John Riley Tanner John Peter Altgeld
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote587,637474,256
Percentage54.10%43.66%
1896 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Tanner:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Contents

Altgeld:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Governor before election

John Peter Altgeld
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Riley Tanner
Republican

The 1896 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Peter Altgeld was defeated by Republican nominee John Riley Tanner who won 54.10% of the vote.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Results

The Democratic state convention was held on June 23, 1896, in Peoria. [1]

Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot, 23 June 1896 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Peter Altgeld (incumbent) acclaimed

Republican nomination

Candidates

Results

The Republican state convention was held on April 29 and 30, 1896 at Springfield. [4] [5] [6]

Republican gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot, 29 April 1896 [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Riley Tanner 1,083 81.12
Republican Albert J. Hopkins 18313.71
Republican Joseph Robbins695.17
Total votes1,335 100.00

General election

The "Flying Squadron" of Illinois Governors who campaigned for John Tanner. Sitting from left to right is former Governor John L. Beveridge, former Governor Richard J. Oglesby, former Governor Shelby M. Cullom, and former Governor John M. Hamilton. Standing from left to right is former Lieutenant Governor John C. Smith, Republican gubernatorial nominee and future Governor John R. Tanner, James Van Cleve, former Governor Joseph W. Fifer, and former Lieutenant Governor Lyman B. Ray. Flying Squadron of Illinois Governors, 1896.png
The "Flying Squadron" of Illinois Governors who campaigned for John Tanner. Sitting from left to right is former Governor John L. Beveridge, former Governor Richard J. Oglesby, former Governor Shelby M. Cullom, and former Governor John M. Hamilton. Standing from left to right is former Lieutenant Governor John C. Smith, Republican gubernatorial nominee and future Governor John R. Tanner, James Van Cleve, former Governor Joseph W. Fifer, and former Lieutenant Governor Lyman B. Ray.

Candidates

Results

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1896 [23] [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John Riley Tanner 587,637 54.10%
Democratic John Peter Altgeld (incumbent)474,25643.66%
Prohibition George Washington Gere14,5591.34%
National Democratic William St. John Forman 8,1020.75%
Socialist Labor Charles A. Baustian9850.09%
National PartyIsaac W. Higgs7230.07%
Scattering100.00%
Majority113,38110.44%
Turnout 1,086,272100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give the result as Tanner 1,106, Hopkins 160, Robbins 69 [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] or as Tanner 1,081, Hopkins 185, Robbins 69 [21] [22]

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