1908 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1908 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election Illinois 1908 Presidential no 1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election 1904 1912 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election 1912 November 3, 1908 File:John G. Oglesby 2 (1).jpg John G. Oglesby Republican Party (United States) 602,357 52.58% Elmer A. Perry, 1908 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois (1) (3x4a).jpg Elmer A. Perry Democratic Party (United States) 468,608 40.91% Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Y. Sherman Republican Party (United States) John G. Oglesby Republican Party (United States) The 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. It saw the election of Republican nominee John G. Oglesby. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 8, 1908. Democratic primary Candidates John S. Cuneo Elmer A. Perry, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1900 Results Democratic primary resultsIllinois Blue Book 1909-10 358 Elmer A. Perry Democratic Party (United States) 97,102 65.22 John S. Cuneo Democratic Party (United States) 51,772 34.78 148,874 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Samuel J. Drew, former State Representative Thomas D. Knight John G. Oglesby, State RepresentativeIllinois Blue Book 1907-08 268 George Shumway Frank L. Smith Results Republican primary resultsIllinois Blue Book 1909-10 345-347 John G. Oglesby Republican Party (United States) 139,924 38.62 Frank L. Smith Republican Party (United States) 115,979 32.01 George Shumway Republican Party (United States) 54,378 15.01 Thomas D. Knight Republican Party (United States) 30,335 8.37 Samuel J. Drew Republican Party (United States) 21,740 6.00 362,356 100.00 Prohibition primary Candidates William A. Brubaker, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1907 Jacob H. Hoofstetler Results Prohibition primary resultsIllinois Blue Book 1909-10 363-365 William A. Brubaker Prohibition Party 4,920 74.99 Jacob H. Hoofstetler Prohibition Party 1,641 25.01 6,561 100.00 Socialist primary Candidates John Collins, nominee for governor in 1904 and mayor of Chicago in 1901 and 1905 Results Socialist primary resultsIllinois Blue Book 1909-10 366-368 John Collins Socialist Party of America 4,435 100.00 4,435 100.00 General election Candidates C. E. Beach, Independence League William A. Brubaker, Prohibition John Collins, Socialist Joseph Kohler, Socialist Labor John G. Oglesby, Republican Elmer A. Perry, Democratic Results 1908 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial electionIllinois Blue Book 1909-10 374-375 Republican Party (United States) John G. Oglesby 602,357 52.58% Democratic Party (United States) Elmer A. Perry 468,608 40.91% Socialist Party of America John Collins 33,202 2.90% Prohibition Party William A. Brubaker 31,588 2.76% Independence Party (United States) C. E. Beach 8,202 0.72% Socialist Labor Party of America Joseph Kohler 1,603 0.14% 133,749 11.68% 1,145,560 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election References Bibliography Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State James A. Rose 1908 Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1907-08 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d011466931 Springfield, Illinois Phillips Bros., State Printers Illinois Blue Book 1907-08 Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State James A. Rose 1909 Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1909-10 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d01146694z&view=1up&seq=7 Danville, Illinois Illinois Printing Company Illinois Blue Book 1909-10 Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State James A. Rose 1908 Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General and Special Elections, November 3, 1908 https://archive.org/details/officialvoteofst4618illi/page/n317/mode/2up Springfield, Illinois Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers 1908 lieutenant gubernatorial Illinois Category:November 1908 in the United States