1880 Illinois gubernatorial election

1880 Illinois gubernatorial election

November 2, 1880 (1880-11-02)

Nominee Shelby Moore Cullom Lyman Trumbull Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 314,565 277,532 Percentage 50.56% 44.61%

County results Cullom:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Trumbull:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Shelby Moore Cullom Republican Elected Governor Shelby Moore Cullom Republican

The 1880 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880.

Incumbent Republican Governor Shelby Moore Cullom defeated Democratic nominee Lyman Trumbull who won 50.56% of the vote. Cullom's victory was the seventh consecutive victory for the Republican Party.

Republican John Marshall Hamilton 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

• Lyman Trumbull, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
• Shelby Moore Cullom, Republican, incumbent Governor
• Uriah Copp Jr., Prohibition^[1]
• Erick Johnson, Communist^[2][3]
• S. R. Pratt
• Alson Jenness Streeter, Greenback, former State Representative, Greenback nominee for Illinois's 10th congressional district in 1878

Results

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1880^[4]^[5]^[6]^[a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Shelby Moore Cullom (incumbent)	314,565	50.56%
	Democratic	Lyman Trumbull	277,532	44.61%
	Greenback	Alson Jenness Streeter	28,898	4.65%
	Communist	Erick Johnson	780	0.13%
		S. R. Pratt	173	0.03%
	Prohibition	Uriah Copp, Jr.	122	0.02%
Majority			37,033	5.95%
Turnout			622,070
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Fingerson, Ronald L. (1966). "Letters to an Iowa Lawyer; 1855-1870". Books at Iowa. 5 (5): 38–46. doi:10.17077/0006-7474.1036.
2. "Local Politics". Chicago daily tribune. Chicago, Ill. August 15, 1880. p. 5. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
3. "The Communists". Chicago daily tribune. Chicago, Ill. August 29, 1880. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
4. Glashan 1979, pp. 80–81.
5. "IL Governor, 1880". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
6. Journal of the Senate of the Thirty-Second General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder. 1881. p. 15.
7. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
8. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 164. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

Notes

1. Some sources^[7][8] attribute 1,856 votes to a candidate called Belchadsky. This appears to be J. B. Belohradsky, who won 1,856 votes running for Lieutenant Governor.

Bibliography

• Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.