Illinois gubernatorial election, 1860

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1860

November 6, 1860

Nominee Richard Yates James C. Allen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,196 159,253 Percentage 51.19% 47.34%

Governor before election John Wood Republican Elected Governor Richard Yates Republican

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1860 was the twelfth election for this office. Republican governor William Henry Bissell died early in his term, and incumbern governor John Wood did not seek re-election. Former Democratic Congressman and former Clerk of the U.S. House James C. Allen was the Democratic nominee. A Number of third-party candidates ran as well; none received over one percent of the vote. At this time in Illinois history the Lieutenant Governor was elected on a separate ballot from the governor. This would remain the case until the adoption of the 1970 constitution.

Results

1860 gubernatorial election, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Yates	172,196	51.15%	+4.22%
	Democratic	James C. Allen	159,253	47.34%	+2.35%
	Independent	Thomas Hope	2,049	0.61%	N/A
	Constitutional Union	John T. Stuart	1,626	0.48%	N/A
	Independent	J. W. Chickering	1,148	0.34%	N/A
	Independent	William Brown	68	0.02%	N/A
	Independent	John Hassack	46	0.01%	N/A
	Independent	Scattering	17	0.01%	N/A
Majority			12,943	3.85%	-6.77%
Turnout			336,403	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

• Illinois Blue Book 1899
• The Political Graveyard