1848 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly October 2024 1848 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election Illinois Presidential no 1846 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election 1846 1852 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election 1852 August 7, 1848 125px William McMurtry Democratic Party (United States) 65,304 85.39% 125px Henry H. Snow Free Soil Party 5,251 6.87% Lieutenant Governor Joseph Wells Democratic Party (United States) William McMurtry Democratic Party (United States) The 1848 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1848, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee and former member of the Illinois Senate William McMurtry defeated Free Soil nominee Henry H. Snow and Whig candidates James L. D. Morrison and Orville Hickman Browning. General election On election day, August 7, 1848, Democratic nominee William McMurtry won the election by a margin of 60,053 votes against his foremost opponent Free Soil nominee Henry H. Snow, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. McMurtry was sworn in as the 11th lieutenant governor of Illinois on January 8, 1849.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=599745 IL Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com April 19, 2018 2024-10-16 Results Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1848 Democratic Party (United States) William McMurtry 65,304 85.39 Free Soil Party Henry H. Snow 5,251 6.87 Whig Party (United States) James L. D. Morrison 2,985 3.90 Whig Party (United States) Orville Hickman Browning 2,939 3.84 76,479 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1848 Illinois gubernatorial election References Category:1848 Illinois elections Category:1848 in Illinois Category:Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:August 1848