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1888 Illinois gubernatorial election

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1888 Illinois gubernatorial election
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  Governor Joseph W. Fifer (cropped).png JohnMPalmer (cropped).png
Nominee Joseph W. Fifer John M. Palmer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote367,860355,313
Percentage49.15%47.47%
1888 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Fifer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Contents

Palmer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Richard J. Oglesby
Republican

Elected Governor

Joseph W. Fifer
Republican

The 1888 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.

Republican nominee Joseph W. Fifer defeated Democratic nominee John M. Palmer with 49.15% of the vote.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Results

The Democratic state convention was held on May 23, 1888, at Springfield.

Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot, May 23, 1888 [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John M. Palmer 567 72.78
Democratic William A. J. Sparks 21026.96
Democratic Adlai Stevenson I 10.13
Democratic Murray F. Tuley 10.13
Total votes779 100.00

Palmer's nomination was then made unanimous.

Republican nomination

Candidates

Results

The Republican state convention was held on May 2, 1888, at Springfield.

The results of the balloting were as follows: [4] [5] [6] [7]

Republican gubernatorial nomination, 4th ballot, May 2, 1888
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph W. Fifer 606 71.55
Republican John McNulta 11113.11
Republican James A. Connolly 586.85
Republican John I. Rinaker 323.78
Republican John C. Smith 172.01
Republican Francis M. Wright141.65
Republican Clark E. Carr91.06
Total votes847 100.00

Fifer's nomination was then made unanimous.

General election

Candidates

Results

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1888 [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joseph W. Fifer 367,860 49.15%
Democratic John M. Palmer 355,31347.47%
Prohibition David H. Harts18,8742.52%
Union Labor Party Willis W. Jones6,3940.85%
Scattering60.00%
Majority 12,5471.68%
Turnout 748,447
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Palmer for Governor". St. Paul daily globe. Saint Paul, Minn. May 24, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "For Governor of Illinois". Waterbury evening Democrat. Waterbury, Conn. May 24, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ready for the Fray". The Elgin Advocate. Elgin, Ill. May 26, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "All Shades of Politics". Rock Island daily Argus. Rock Island, Ill. May 3, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ "State Politics". Elgin Daily Courier. Elgin, Illinois. May 3, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Illinois Republicans". Crawford avalanche. Grayling, Mich. May 10, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ Raum, Green B. (1900). History of Illinois Republicanism. Chicago: Rollins Publishing Company. p. 188.
  8. ↑ Illinois Official Vote 1888, pp. 5–6.
  9. ↑ "IL Governor, 1888". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ Journal of the Senate of the Thirty-Sixth General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: Springfield Printing Co., State Printers. 1889. p. 33.

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