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1872 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election Illinois Presidential no 1868 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election 1868 1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election 1876 November 5, 1872 125px John Lourie Beveridge Republican Party (United States) 235,101 53.76% 125px John C. Black Democratic Party (United States) 199,767 45.68% Lieutenant Governor John Dougherty Republican Party (United States) John Lourie Beveridge Republican Party (United States)
The 1872 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd district John Lourie Beveridge defeated Democratic nominee John C. Black and Independent Democrat Daniel S. Storr.
General election
On election day, November 5, 1872, Republican nominee John Lourie Beveridge won the election by a margin of 35,334 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John C. Black, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Beveridge was sworn in as the 18th lieutenant governor of Illinois on January 3, 1873.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=515473 IL Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com February 21, 2009 2024-10-16
Results
Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1872
Republican Party (United States)
John Lourie Beveridge
235,101
53.76
Democratic Party (United States)
John C. Black
199,767
45.68
Independent Democrat
Daniel S. Storr
2,459
0.56
437,327
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1872 Illinois gubernatorial election
References
Category:1872 Illinois elections
Category:Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial elections
Category:November 1872 in the United States