1872 Illinois gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1872 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois presidential Yes 1868 Illinois gubernatorial election 1868 1876 Illinois gubernatorial election 1876 November 5, 1872 Richard James Oglesby - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg Richard J. Oglesby Republican Party (United States) 237,774 54.41% Gustav-Körner (cropped).jpg Gustav Koerner Liberal Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 197,084 45.10% 1872 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county (Lib Rep color).svg 160px County resultsOglesby: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Koerner: #e988ba 50–60% #e05ba0 60–70% #aa1562 80–90% Governor John M. Palmer Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Oglesby Republican Party (United States) x150px 1915 The 1872 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872. Republican former governor Richard J. Oglesby defeated Gustav Koerner. Oglesby had agreed to run for governor but to resign upon his inauguration so that lieutenant governor John Lourie Beveridge could assume office, and Oglesby was in turn appointed to the United States Senate. General election Candidates Gustav Koerner, former lieutenant governor and U.S. minister to Spain (Liberal Republican and Democratic) Richard J. Oglesby, former governor of Illinois (Republican) B. G. Wright (Independent Democratic) Results 1872 gubernatorial election, Illinois Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Oglesby 237,774 54.41% -1.16% Liberal Republican Party (United States) Gustavus Koerner 197,084 45.10% N/A% Independent politician B. G. Wright 2,185 0.50% N/A 40,690 9.31% -1.83% 437,043 Republican Party (United States) See also 1872 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election References Stringer, Lawrence B. History of Logan County, Illinois, a Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Chicago, Pioneer Publishing Company: 1911. p. 292 Gubernatorial 1872 Illinois Illinois gubernatorial election