1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election Illinois Presidential no 1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election 1876 1884 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election 1884 November 2, 1880 125px John Marshall Hamilton Republican Party (United States) 317,160 51.16% 125px Lewis Baldwin Parsons Democratic Party (United States) 275,966 44.52% Lieutenant Governor Andrew Shuman Republican Party (United States) John Marshall Hamilton Republican Party (United States) The 1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee John Marshall Hamilton defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Illinois Senate Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Greenback nominee Andrew Blainey Adair. General election On election day, November 2, 1880, Republican nominee John Marshall Hamilton won the election by a margin of 41,194 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Lewis Baldwin Parsons, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Hamilton was sworn in as the 21st lieutenant governor of Illinois on January 3, 1881.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=515476 IL Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com February 21, 2009 2024-10-16 Results Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1880 Republican Party (United States) John Marshall Hamilton 317,160 51.16 Democratic Party (United States) Lewis Baldwin Parsons 275,966 44.52 Greenback Party Andrew Blainey Adair 26,774 4.32 619,900 100.00 Republican Party (United States) See also 1880 Illinois gubernatorial election References Category:1880 Illinois elections Category:Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1880 in the United States