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1822 Illinois gubernatorial election
Election for Governor of Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election was Illinois's second gubernatorial election and its first competitive election. All candidates in the election represented the Democratic-Republican Party.
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The election resulted in the narrow victory of anti-slavery Edward Coles over the pro-slavery Joseph Philips.