1838 Illinois gubernatorial election

1838 Illinois gubernatorial election

August 6, 1838

Nominee Thomas Carlin Cyrus Edwards Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 30,668 29,722 Percentage 50.78% 49.22%

County Results Carlin:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Edwards:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Unknown/No Vote:

Governor before election Joseph Duncan Whig Elected Governor Thomas Carlin Democratic

The 1838 Illinois gubernatorial election was the sixth quadrennial election for this office. Democrat Thomas Carlin was elected by a bare majority of the voters in a close election. He defeated Cyrus Edwards, the brother of former governor Ninian Edwards for the office.

Results

1838 gubernatorial election, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Carlin	30,668	50.78%	+19.57%
	Whig	Cyrus Edwards	29,722	49.22%	−3.71%
Majority			946	1.56%	N/A
Turnout			60,390
	Democratic gain from Whig		Swing

References

• Illinois Blue Book 1899