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1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1872 7 November 1876 1880 →
 
Nominee Andrew Shuman Archibald A. Glenn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 278,167 255,970
Percentage 50.38% 46.36%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Archibald A. Glenn (Acting)
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Andrew Shuman
Republican

The 1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1876 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee Andrew Shuman defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent acting lieutenant governor Archibald A. Glenn and Greenback nominee James H. Pickrell.

General election

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On election day, 7 November 1876, Republican nominee Andrew Shuman won the election by a margin of 22,197 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Archibald A. Glenn, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Shuman was sworn in as the 21st lieutenant governor of Illinois on 3 January 1877.[1]

Results

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Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1876
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew Shuman 278,167 50.38
Democratic Archibald A. Glenn 255,970 46.36
Greenback James H. Pickrell 18,053 3.26
Total votes 552,190 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IL Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2024.