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.
1884, illinois, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1884, 1880, november, 1884, 1884, 1888, nominee, richard, oglesby, carter, harrison, party, republican, democratic, popular, vote, percentage, governor, before, election, john, marshall, hamilton, republ. The 1884 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4 1884 1884 Illinois gubernatorial election 1880 November 4 1884 1884 11 04 1888 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 Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 References 3 BibliographyGeneral election editCandidates edit Carter Harrison Sr Democratic incumbent Mayor of Chicago Richard J Oglesby Republican former Governor and former U S Senator Jesse Harper Greenback former Party chairman Greenback nominee for Illinois s 14th congressional district in 1878 James Bartlett Hobbs Prohibition Results edit 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 SwingReferences edit Glashan 1979 pp 80 81 Illinois Official Vote 1884 pp 5 6 IL Governor 1884 Our Campaigns Retrieved August 4 2021 Journal of the Senate of the Thirty Fourth General Assembly of the State of Illinois Springfield Ill Journal Co State Printers 1885 p 120 Bibliography editVote of the State of Illinois at the General Election held November 4 1884 Springfield Ill H W Rokker Printer and Binder 1885 Glashan Roy R 1979 American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections 1775 1978 Meckler Books ISBN 0 930466 17 9 nbsp nbsp This Illinois elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1884 Illinois gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173614396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
