1880 Illinois gubernatorial election
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November 2, 1880
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 County results Cullom: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Trumbull: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1880 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880. Republican incumbent Shelby Moore Cullom defeated Democratic nominee Lyman Trumbull. This was the victory was the seventh consecutive victory for the Republican Party since 1856. This was the first election for governor to feature a candidate on the Greenback Party or Socialist Labor Party ticket.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Lyman Trumbull, former U.S. senator (Democratic)
- Shelby Moore Cullom, incumbent governor since 1877 (Republican)
- Uriah Copp Jr. (Prohibition)[1]
- Erick Johnson (Socialist Labor)[2][3]
- S. R. Pratt
- Alson Streeter, former state representative and nominee for U.S. representative in 1878 (Greenback)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shelby M. Cullom (incumbent) | 314,565 | 50.56% | ||
| Democratic | Lyman Trumbull | 277,532 | 44.61% | ||
| Greenback | Alson Streeter | 28,898 | 4.65% | ||
| Socialist Labor | 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 | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Fingerson, Ronald L. (1966). "Letters to an Iowa Lawyer; 1855-1870". Books at Iowa. 5 (5): 38–46. doi:10.17077/0006-7474.1036.
- ↑ "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
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
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