1892 Illinois gubernatorial election

1892 Illinois gubernatorial election
November 8, 1892 (1892-11-08)
 
Nominee John Peter Altgeld Joseph W. Fifer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 425,558 402,676
Percentage 48.74% 46.12%
County results

Altgeld:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Fifer:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Governor before election

Joseph W. Fifer
Republican

Elected Governor

John Peter Altgeld
Democratic

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The 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.

Incumbent Republican Governor Joseph W. Fifer was defeated by Democratic nominee John Peter Altgeld who won 48.74% of the vote. Altgeld was the first Democratic Governor of Illinois elected since 1852, before the foundation of the Republican Party.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Results

The Democratic state convention was held on April 27, 1892, at Springfield.

Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot, April 27, 1892[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Peter Altgeld 561 65.31
Democratic John C. Black 185 21.54
Democratic Andrew Jackson Hunter 53 6.17
Democratic William H. Neece 44 5.12
Democratic Delos P. Phelps 16 1.86
Total votes 859 100.00

Republican nomination

Candidates

Results

Sketch of the Republican station convention at which Fifer was re-nominated

The Republican state convention was held on May 4 and 5, 1892 at Springfield.

Republican gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot, May 4, 1892[1][5][6][7][8][9][a]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph W. Fifer (incumbent) 941 76.19
Republican Joel Minnick Longenecker 120 9.72
Republican Horace S. Clark 93 7.53
Republican George Hunt 51 4.13
Republican Benjamin Franklin Marsh 30 2.43
Total votes 1,235 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1892[12][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Peter Altgeld 425,558 48.74%
Republican Joseph W. Fifer (incumbent) 402,676 46.12%
Prohibition Robert R. Link 24,808 2.84%
Populist Nathan M. Barnett 20,103 2.30%
Majority 22,882 2.62%
Turnout 873,145 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. ^ a b Illinois Blue Book 1925, p. 303.
  2. ^ "IL Governor, 1892 - D Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "How Altgeld Was Chosen". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. April 28, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Altgeld Men Win The Point". Delphi Journal. Delphi, Indiana. May 5, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "IL Governor, 1892 - R Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Great Gatherings". Rock Island Daily Argus. Rock Island, Ill. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Second Day's Session". The Madison daily leader. Madison, S.D. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Illinois Goes Instructed". Pittsburg dispatch. Pittsburg, Pa. May 6, 1892. p. 9. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Indorse Harrison". Marble Hill press. Marble Hill, Mo. May 12, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Illinois Republicans". Santa Fe daily New Mexican. Santa Fe, N.M. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Points in Politics". The Evening Bulletin. Maysville, Kentucky. May 6, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Illinois Official Vote 1892, pp. 5–6.
  13. ^ "IL Governor, 1892". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  14. ^ Journal of the Senate of the Thirty-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder. 1893. p. 10.

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources give Hunt's vote as 31.[10][11]

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