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1896 Illinois gubernatorial election
1896 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

County results

Tanner:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Altgeld:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

The 1896 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Peter Altgeld was defeated by Republican nominee John Riley Tanner who won 54.10% of the vote.

Democratic nomination[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

The Democratic state convention was held on June 23, 1896, in Peoria.[1]

Republican nomination[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

The Republican state convention was held on April 29 and 30, 1896 at Springfield.[4][5][6]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Desperation of Democracy”. The San Francisco call. San Francisco, Calif. June 24, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ “Political”. Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, D.C. June 24, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ Bateman, Newton; Selby, Paul, eds. (1918). Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois. Vol. I. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company. p. 518.
  4. ^ “Cullom’s a Stayer”. Wood County reporter. Grand Rapids, Wis. April 30, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ “M’Kinley The Choice”. The copper country evening news. Calumet, Mich. May 2, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ “Tanner for Governor”. Abilene weekly reflector. Abilene, Kan. May 7, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ “Tanner’s Without A Fight”. Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. April 30, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ “Named for Governor”. Evening star. Washington, D.C. April 30, 1896. p. 15. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ “Goldbugs to the very core”. The Salt Lake herald. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 30, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. ^ “In the field of politics”. The herald. Los Angeles, Calif. April 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ “Inland”. Abendblatt. Chicago, Ill. April 30, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. ^ “The Illinois Republicans”. Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  13. ^ “Cullom or M’Kinley?”. Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. ^ “Tanner named for Governor”. The Norfolk Virginian. Norfolk, Va. April 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  15. ^ “The Illinois Republicans”. The San Francisco call. San Francisco, Calif. April 30, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  16. ^ “Battle Royal in Illinois”. New-York tribune. New York, N.Y. April 30, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  17. ^ “Big fight is in prospect”. The daily morning journal and courier. New Haven, Conn. April 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  18. ^ “Slow Work at Springfield”. The morning news. Savannah, Ga. April 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  19. ^ “Illinois Republicans”. Birmingham state herald. Birmingham, Ala. April 30, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  20. ^ “Illinois’s Great Fight”. The sun. New York, N.Y. April 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  21. ^ Church, Charles A. (1912). History of the Republican Party in Illinois 1854-1912. Rockford, Ill.: Wilson Brothers Company. p. 179.
  22. ^ “IL Governor, 1896 – R Convention”. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  23. ^ “IL Governor, 1896”. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  24. ^ Journal of the Senate of the Fortieth General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Convened at the Capitol, in Springfield, January 6, 1897, and adjourned sine die June 4, 1897. Springfield, Ill.: Phillips Bros., State Printers. 1897. p. 159.

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