1822 Illinois gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois presidential No 1818 Illinois gubernatorial election 1818 1826 Illinois gubernatorial election 1826 x150px Edward Coles by John Henry Brown (cropped).png Edward Coles DDDDBB Independent politician 2,854 33.16% 3x4.svg Joseph Phillips Democratic-Republican Party 2,687 31.22% FIle:Judge Thomas C. Browne (cropped).png Thomas C. Browne CC0000 Democratic-Republican Party 2,443 28.39% 3x4.svg James B. Moore 0000FF Democratic-Republican Party 622 7.23% 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county (color correction).svg 170px County Results Coles: #bdbdbd 50–60% #969696 60–70% #555555 80–90% Phillips: #87DEAA 40–50% #3FA457 60–70% #008C21 70–80% Browne: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Moore: #5599ff 60–70% Tie: #cdafdc 40–50% Phillips/Browne Governor Shadrach Bond Independent politician Edward Coles Democratic-Republican 1915 The 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election was Illinois's second gubernatorial election and its first competitive election. All candidates in the election represented the Democratic-Republican Party except Edward Coles, who ran as an independent.Howard Robert P. Mostly Good and Competent Men Institute for Public Affairs 1988 0-938943-15-4 2nd Springfield, Illinois 12, 372 The election resulted in the narrow victory of anti-slavery Edward Coles over the pro-slavery Joseph Philips. General election Candidates Thomas C. Browne, justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois and former state legislator from Gallatin County (Democratic-Republican) Edward Coles, former private secretary to President James Madison and abolitionist (Independent) Joseph Philips, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois (Democratic-Republican) James B. Moore (Democratic-Republican) Results 1822 gubernatorial election, IllinoisHoward, Robert P. (1988). Mostly Good and Competent Men (2nd ed.). Springfield, Illinois: Institute for Public Affairs. pp. 372. ISBN 0-938943-15-4. Independent politician Edward Coles 2,854 33.16 N/A Democratic-Republican Joseph Phillips 2,687 31.22 N/A Democratic-Republican Thomas C. Browne 2,443 28.39 N/A Democratic-Republican James B. Moore 622 7.23 N/A 167 1.94 N/A 8,606 Independent politician See also 1822 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election References Illinois Blue Book Illinois 1822 Gubernatorial