1884 Illinois gubernatorial election

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

1884 Illinois gubernatorial election

November 4, 1884 (1884-11-04)
 
Nominee Richard J. Oglesby Carter Harrison Sr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 334,234 319,635
Percentage 49.63% 47.47%

Governor before election

John Marshall Hamilton
Republican

Elected Governor

Richard J. Oglesby
Republican

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard J. Oglesby 334,234 49.63%
Democratic Carter Harrison Sr. 319,635 47.47%
Prohibition James Bartlett Hobbs 10,905 1.62%
Greenback Jesse Harper 8,605 1.28%
Scattering 10 0.00%
Majority 14,599 2.16%
Turnout 673,389
Republican hold Swing

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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