The 1884 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884.
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 County results Oglesby: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Harrison: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
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| 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
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
edit- 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.
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