1876 Illinois gubernatorial election

none October 2026 January 2025 September 2023 1876 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois presidential Yes 1872 Illinois gubernatorial election 1872 1880 Illinois gubernatorial election 1880 November 6, 1876 File:Shelby Moore Cullom-cropped (1).jpg Shelby M. Cullom Republican Party (United States) 279,263 50.58% File:Lewis Steward (1824–1896) (cropped).png Lewis Steward Democratic Party (United States) 272,465 49.35% 1876 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County results Cullom: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Steward: #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor John Lourie Beveridge Republican Party (United States) Shelby Moore Cullom Republican Party (United States) x150px 1915 The 1876 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1876. Republican U.S. representative Shelby M. Cullom narrowly defeated Democratic businessman Lewis Steward. This was sixth consecutive victory for the Republican Party since 1856, when William Henry Bissell narrowly won with a plurality of the vote, but the narrowest victory within that frame. Cullom slightly overperformed Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes in the concurrent presidential election. General election Candidates Samuel B. Allen (Independent; write-in) Shelby M. Cullom, state representative, former speaker of the Illinois House, and former U.S. representative from Springfield (Republican) James F. Simpson (Prohibition) Lewis Steward, Plano businessman and founder of Marsh, Steward & Company (Democratic) Results 1876 gubernatorial election, Illinois Republican Party (United States) Shelby Moore Cullom 279,263 50.58% -3.83% Democratic Party (United States) Lewis Steward 272,465 49.35% N/A% Write-in Samuel B. Allen 184 0.03% N/A Prohibition Party James F. Simpson 181 0.03% N/A 6,798 1.23% -8.08% 552,093 Republican Party (United States) See also 1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1876 Illinois Illinois gubernatorial election