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1838 Illinois gubernatorial election
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.
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