1892 Illinois gubernatorial election

November 8, 1892 (1892-11-08)

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Nominee	John Peter Altgeld	Joseph W. Fifer
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	425,558	402,676
Percentage	48.74%	46.12%

Governor before election

Joseph W. Fifer
Republican

Elected Governor

John Peter Altgeld
Democratic

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The 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.

Incumbent Republican Governor Joseph W. Fifer was defeated by Democratic nominee John Peter Altgeld who won 48.74% of the vote.

Democratic nomination[]

Candidates[]

John Peter Altgeld, former Justice of the Superior Court of Cook County
John C. Black, former United States Commissioner of Pensions
Andrew Jackson Hunter, judge of the Edgar County court
William H. Neece, former U.S. Congressman for Illinois's 11th congressional district
Delos P. Phelps, Democratic nominee for Illinois's 10th congressional district in 1878

Results[]

The Democratic state convention was held on April 27, 1892, at Springfield.

Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot, April 27, 1892^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Peter Altgeld	561	65.31
	Democratic	John C. Black	185	21.54
	Democratic	Andrew Jackson Hunter	53	6.17
	Democratic	William H. Neece	44	5.12
	Democratic	Delos P. Phelps	16	1.86
Total votes			859	100.00

Republican nomination[]

Candidates[]

Joseph W. Fifer, incumbent Governor
Joel Minnick Longenecker, state’s attorney in Chicago, Cook County
Horace S. Clark
George Hunt, incumbent Illinois Attorney General
Benjamin Franklin Marsh, former U.S. Congressman for Illinois's 10th congressional district

Results[]

The Republican state convention was held on May 4 and 5, 1892 at Springfield.

Republican gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot, May 4, 1892^[1]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph W. Fifer	941	76.19
	Republican	Joel Minnick Longenecker	120	9.72
	Republican	Horace S. Clark	93	7.53
	Republican	George Hunt	51	4.13
	Republican	Benjamin Franklin Marsh	30	2.43
Total votes			1,235	100.00

General election[]

Candidates[]

John Peter Altgeld, Democratic
Joseph W. Fifer, Republican
Nathan M. Barnett, People's Party, Union Labor nominee for Illinois State Treasurer in 1888
Robert R. Link, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Illinois State Treasurer in 1890

Results[]

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1892^[12]^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Peter Altgeld	425,558	48.74%
	Republican	Joseph W. Fifer	402,676	46.12%
	Prohibition	Robert R. Link	24,808	2.84%
	Populist	Nathan M. Barnett	20,103	2.30%
Majority			22,882	2.62%
Turnout			873,145	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References[]

^ ^a ^b Illinois Blue Book 1925, p. 303.
^ "IL Governor, 1892 - D Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "How Altgeld Was Chosen". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. April 28, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Altgeld Men Win The Point". Delphi Journal. Delphi, Indiana. May 5, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "IL Governor, 1892 - R Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Great Gatherings". Rock Island Daily Argus. Rock Island, Ill. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Second Day's Session". The Madison daily leader. Madison, S.D. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Illinois Goes Instructed". Pittsburg dispatch. Pittsburg, Pa. May 6, 1892. p. 9. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Indorse Harrison". Marble Hill press. Marble Hill, Mo. May 12, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Illinois Republicans". Santa Fe daily New Mexican. Santa Fe, N.M. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Points in Politics". The Evening Bulletin. Maysville, Kentucky. May 6, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ Illinois Official Vote 1892, pp. 5–6.
^ "IL Governor, 1892". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ Journal of the Senate of the Thirty-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder. 1893. p. 10.

Notes[]

^ Some sources give Hunt's vote as 31.^[10]^[11]

Bibliography[]

Compiled and Printed by the Secretary of State (1893). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election held November 8, 1892. Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder.
Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State, ed. (1925). "Personal Reminiscenses of Joseph W. Fifer". Blue Book of the State of Illinois 1925-1926. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co. p. 303.

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