1884 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 1884 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884.

1884 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Nominee Richard J. Oglesby Carter Harrison Sr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 334,234 319,635 Percentage 49.63% 47.47%

County results Oglesby:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Harrison:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

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.

General election

Candidates

• 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

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		Swing

References

1. Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
2. Illinois Official Vote 1884, pp. 5–6.
3. "IL Governor, 1884". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
4. 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

• Vote 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.