1826 Illinois gubernatorial election

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1826

Nominee Ninian Edwards Thomas Sloo, Jr. Adolphus Hubbard Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian Independent Running mate William Kinney Unknown Unknown Popular vote 6,280 5,834 580 Percentage 49.47 45.96 4.57

Gold denotes a county won by Edwards; Blue by Sloo.

Governor before election Edward Coles Independent Elected Governor Ninian Edwards Democratic-Republican

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1826 was the third quadrennial election for this office. former Territorial Governor Ninian Edwards was elected with a 49% plurality. State senator Thomas Sloo, Jr. came in second and Former Lieutenant Governor Adolphus Hubbard came in third.

Results

1826 gubernatorial election, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Jacksonian	Ninian Edwards	6,280	49.47	N/A
	Jacksonian	Thomas Sloo Jr.	5,834	45.96	N/A
	Independent	Adolphus Hubbard	580	4.57	N/A
Majority			446	3.51	N/A
Turnout			12,694
	Anti-Jacksonian gain from Independent		Swing

References

• Illinois Blue Book 1899