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US gubernatorial election
1892 Illinois gubernatorial election
County results
Altgeld: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Fifer: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
The 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.
Incumbent
Republican
Governor
Joseph W. Fifer was defeated by
Democratic nominee
John Peter Altgeld who won 48.74% of the vote. Altgeld was the first Democratic Governor of Illinois elected since 1852, before the foundation of the Republican Party.
Democratic nomination
Candidates
Results
The Democratic state convention was held on April 27, 1892, at
Springfield .
Republican nomination
Candidates
Results
The Republican state convention was held on May 4 and 5, 1892 at
Springfield .
General election
Candidates
Results
References
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"IL Governor, 1892 - D Convention" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"How Altgeld Was Chosen" . Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. April 28, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"Altgeld Men Win The Point" . Delphi Journal . Delphi, Indiana. May 5, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"IL Governor, 1892 - R Convention" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"Great Gatherings" . Rock Island Daily Argus . Rock Island, Ill. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"Second Day's Session" . The Madison daily leader . Madison, S.D. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"Illinois Goes Instructed" . Pittsburg dispatch . Pittsburg, Pa. May 6, 1892. p. 9. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"Indorse Harrison" . Marble Hill press . Marble Hill, Mo. May 12, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"Illinois Republicans" . Santa Fe daily New Mexican . Santa Fe, N.M. May 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"Points in Politics" . The Evening Bulletin . Maysville, Kentucky. May 6, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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"IL Governor, 1892" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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Journal of the Senate of the Thirty-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Illinois . Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder. 1893. p. 10.
Notes
^ Some sources give Hunt's vote as 31.
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