List of Democratic nominees for Governor of Illinois

Democratic nominees for Governor of Illinois:

Democratic-Republican/Adams/Jacksonian Era[]

Those in italics lost the general election.

^ ^a ^b Democratic-Republican
^ ^a ^b National Republican
^ Term of office changed by 1848 constitution
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Incumbent
^ ^a ^b No candidate
^ Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois in 1868.
^ Term of office changed by 1970 constitution
^ Adlai E. Stevenson III originally won the Democratic nomination, but refused to run with the Lt. Governor nominee, a follower of Lyndon LaRouche. Stevenson withdrew as the Democratic candidate, leaving a vacancy in the nomination, and instead formed the Solidarity Party. The State Central Committee of the Illinois Democratic Party left the vacancy unfilled.