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The 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
Incumbent Republican Governor John Riley Tanner retired in order to unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate.
Republican nominee Richard Yates Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Samuel Alschuler with 51.49% of the vote.
The Democratic state convention was held on June 26 and 27, 1900 at the State Capitol in Springfield. [5] [6]
The results of the balloting were as follows: [7] [8] [9]
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | ||||||
| Samuel Alschuler | 448.5 | 608.5 | |||||
| Adam Ortseifen | 411.5 | 417.5 | |||||
| Alfred Orendorff | 252.5 | 136 | |||||
| Nicholas E. Worthington | 48 | 43 | |||||
| Charles K. Ladd | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samuel Alschuler | 608.5 | 50.5 | |
| Democratic | Adam Ortseifen | 417.5 | 34.6 | |
| Democratic | Alfred Orendorff | 136 | 11.3 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas E. Worthington | 43 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 1,205 | 100.00 | ||
The Republican state convention was held from May 8, 1900 at Peoria. [13]
The results of the balloting were as follows: [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||||
| Richard Yates Jr. | 272.5 | 276 | 345.5 | 971 | |||||
| Walter Reeves | 331.5 | 410 | 482.5 | 566 | |||||
| Elbridge Hanecy | 573.5 | 529 | 430 | 0 | |||||
| Orrin N. Carter | 359.5 | 322 | 279 | 0 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Yates Jr. | 971 | 63.2 | |
| Republican | Walter Reeves | 566 | 36.8 | |
| Total votes | 1,537 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Yates Jr. | 580,199 | 51.49% | ||
| Democratic | Samuel Alschuler | 518,966 | 46.06% | ||
| Prohibition | Visscher Vare Barnes | 15,643 | 1.39% | ||
| Social Democratic | Herman C. Perry | 8,611 | 0.76% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Louis P. Hoffman | 1,319 | 0.12% | ||
| Populist | Alfred Cheesbrough Van Tine | 1,106 | 0.10% | ||
| Union Reform Party | Lloyd G. Spencer | 650 | 0.06% | ||
| United Christian Party | John Cordingly | 334 | 0.03% | ||
| Majority | 61,233 | 5.43% | |||
| Turnout | 1,126,828 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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