1818 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1818 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

17 September 1818

Nominee Pierre Menard William L. Reynolds Edward N. Cullom Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 2,133 914 760 Percentage 56.03% 24.01% 19.96%

Lieutenant Governor before election Office Established Elected Lieutenant Governor Pierre Menard Democratic-Republican

The 1818 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 17 September 1818 in order to elect the first lieutenant governor of Illinois upon Illinois acquiring statehood on 3 December 1818. Democratic-Republican candidate Pierre Menard defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidates William L. Reynolds and Edward N. Cullom.

General election

On election day, 17 September 1818, Democratic-Republican candidate Pierre Menard won the election by a margin of 1,219 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate William L. Reynolds, thereby gaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Menard was sworn in as the 1st lieutenant governor of Illinois on 6 October 1818.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1818

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Pierre Menard	2,133	56.03
	Democratic-Republican	William L. Reynolds	914	24.01
	Democratic-Republican	Edward N. Cullom	760	19.96
Total votes			3,807	100.00
	Democratic-Republican gain from

See also

• 1818 Illinois gubernatorial election