1880 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 1880 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880.

November 2, 1880 (1880-11-02)


Nominee	Shelby Moore Cullom	Lyman Trumbull
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	314,565	277,532
Percentage	50.56%	44.61%

Governor before election

Shelby Moore Cullom
Republican

Elected Governor

Shelby Moore Cullom
Republican

Federal government

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Incumbent Republican Governor Shelby Moore Cullom defeated Democratic nominee Lyman Trumbull who won 50.56% of the vote. Cullom's victory was the seventh consecutive victory for the Republican Party.

Republican John Marshall Hamilton 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

Lyman Trumbull, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
Shelby Moore Cullom, Republican, incumbent Governor
Uriah Copp Jr., Prohibition[1]
Erick Johnson, Communist[2][3]
S. R. Pratt
Alson Jenness Streeter, Greenback, former State Representative, Greenback nominee for Illinois's 10th congressional district in 1878

Results

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1880[4][5][6][lower-alpha 1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelby Moore Cullom (incumbent)	314,565	50.56%
	Democratic	Lyman Trumbull	277,532	44.61%
	Greenback	Alson Jenness Streeter	28,898	4.65%
	Communist	Erick Johnson	780	0.13%
		S. R. Pratt	173	0.03%
	Prohibition	Uriah Copp, Jr.	122	0.02%
Majority			37,033	5.95%
Turnout			622,070
	Republican hold		Swing

References

Fingerson, Ronald L. (1966). "Letters to an Iowa Lawyer; 1855-1870". Books at Iowa. 5 (5): 38–46. doi:10.17077/0006-7474.1036. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
"Local Politics". Chicago daily tribune. Chicago, Ill. August 15, 1880. p. 5. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
"The Communists". Chicago daily tribune. Chicago, Ill. August 29, 1880. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
"IL Governor, 1880". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
Journal of the Senate of the Thirty-Second General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder. 1881. p. 15.
Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 164. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

Notes

Some sources[7][8] attribute 1,856 votes to a candidate called Belchadsky. This appears to be J. B. Belohradsky, who won 1,856 votes running for Lieutenant Governor.

Bibliography

Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

Elections in Illinois
By year	1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1969 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1998 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Presidential	1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 (Dem primary, Rep primary) 2012 2016 (Dem primary) 2020 (Dem primary)
U.S. Senate	1885 1913 1914 1918 1920 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1948 1950 1954 1956 1960 1962 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1978 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020 2022
U.S. House	2000 (1st) 2006 2008 2010 (17th) 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Special	2nd congressional, 1995 14th congressional, 2008 5th congressional, 2009 2nd congressional, 2013 18th congressional, 2015 Comptroller, 2016
Gubernatorial	1818 1822 1826 1830 1834 1838 1842 1846 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lieutenant gubernatorial	1818 1822 1826 1830 1834 1838 1842 1846 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968
Other state executive offices	Attorney General 2018 2022 Secretary of State 2022 Comptroller 2016
State Senate	2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
State House	2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
State judicial	1936 1938 1940 1942 1948 1960 1962 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Ballot measures and referendums	State capitol referendum (1834) Cutback Amendment (1980) Crime Victim Rights Amendment (1992) Governor Recall Amendment (2010) Public Pension Amendment (2012) Marsy's Law (2014) Right to Vote Amendment (2014) Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment (2016) Fair Tax (2020) Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment (2022)
Chicago mayoral	1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 (Mar) 1844 (Apr) 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1876 (Apr) 1876 (Jul) 1877 1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 (Apr) 1893 (Dec) 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1927 1931 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1977 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Chicago City Council	1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Other municipal	1924 Cicero
Cook County	1946 1980 (State's Attorney) 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

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