1848 Illinois gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1848 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois presidential Yes 1846 Illinois gubernatorial election 1846 1852 Illinois gubernatorial election 1852 November 7, 1848 Portrait of Gov. Augustus C. French at the State Capitol in Springfield (cropped) (cropped).png Augustus C. French Democratic Party (United States) 67,828 86.76% 3x4.svg W. L. D. Morrison Whig Party (United States) 5,659 7.24% Charlesdyer (cropped).jpg Charles V. Dyer Free Soil Party 4,692 6.00% 1848 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County Results French: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 90–100% Morrison: #fee391 40–50% #fed463 50–60% Unknown/No Vote: #808080 Governor Augustus C. French Democratic Party (United States) Augustus C. French Democratic Party (United States) x150px 1915 The 1848 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1848. Democratic governor Augustus C. French was easily re-elected. This was the first gubernatorial election in Illinois that was held on the same date as the United States presidential election. This was the first election in which any governor was elected to a second term. The Illinois Constitution of 1818, which had been replaced this same year, prohibited more than one consecutive term as governor, and Thomas Duncan was the only governor ever to attempt a second term, though it was not consecutive. General election Candidates Charles V. Dyer, Chicago physician and abolitionist (Free Soil) Augustus C. French, incumbent governor since 1846 (Democratic) W. L. D. Morrison (Whig) Results 1848 gubernatorial election, Illinois Democratic Party (United States) Augustus C. French (incumbent) 67,828 86.76% +28.56% Whig Party (United States) W. L. D. Morrison 5,659 7.24% -29.45% Free Soil Party Charles V. Dyer 4,692 6.00% +0.89% 62,169 79.52% N/A 78,179 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1848 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election References Illinois Blue Book 1899 Illinois 1848 Gubernatorial Category:November 1848