1872 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1872 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

5 November 1872

Nominee John Lourie Beveridge John C. Black Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 235,101 199,767 Percentage 53.76% 45.68%

Lieutenant Governor before election John Dougherty Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor John Lourie Beveridge Republican

The 1872 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1872 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd district John Lourie Beveridge defeated Democratic nominee John C. Black and Independent Democrat Daniel S. Storr.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1872, Republican nominee John Lourie Beveridge won the election by a margin of 35,334 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John C. Black, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Beveridge was sworn in as the 18th lieutenant governor of Illinois on 3 January 1873.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1872

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lourie Beveridge	235,101	53.76
	Democratic	John C. Black	199,767	45.68
	Independent Democrat	Daniel S. Storr	2,459	0.56
Total votes			437,327	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1872 Illinois gubernatorial election