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1892 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1892 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Candidate Joseph B. Gill Lyman Beecher Ray
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 424,707 399,957
Percentage 48.72% 45.88%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Lyman Beecher Ray
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Joseph B. Gill
Democratic

The 1892 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee Joseph B. Gill defeated Republican nominee and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Lyman Beecher Ray and other third party candidates.[1][2]

Results

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Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1892[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph B. Gill 424,707 48.72
Republican Lyman Beecher Ray 399,957 45.88
Prohibition James Lamont 25,626 2.94
People's Charles G. Dixon 21,409 2.46

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Our Campaigns - IL Lt. Governor Race - Nov 08, 1892". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ Pickering, John L. (1893). "Souvenir of the Illinois Legislature of 1893". Illinois State Journal: 5 – via Internet Archive.