1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1900 November 8, 1904 (1904-11-08) 1908  
  Lawrence Yates Sherman (1).jpg Thomas F. Ferns, 1904 Illinois Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor (3x4a).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Lawrence Y. Sherman Thomas F. FernsJames H. Brower
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote628,774332,13462,333
Percentage58.88%31.10%5.84%

Lieutenant Governor before election

William Northcott
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Lawrence Y. Sherman
Republican

The 1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. It saw the election of Republican nominee Lawrence Y. Sherman, who defeated Democratic nominee Thomas F. Ferns and five other candidates.

Contents

The Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen by their respective parties' state conventions.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Results

Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas F. Ferns acclaimed

Republican nomination

Candidates

Results

Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Y. Sherman 1,076.5 71.67%
Republican Frank L. Smith 424.528.26%
Republican W. J. Conzelman10.07%
Total votes1,502 100.00

Following the ballot, Smith withdrew his name and moved that the nomination of Sherman be made unanimous, which was carried. [8]

General election

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1904 [9] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lawrence Y. Sherman 628,77458.88%
Democratic Thomas F. Ferns332,13431.10%
Socialist James H. Brower62,3335.84%
Prohibition Marion Gallup34,7683.26%
Populist William Hess4,6710.44%
Socialist Labor Carl Koechlin4,5110.42%
Continental PartyWilliam B. Kerney7710.07%
Majority296,64027.78%
Turnout 1,067,962100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. "Candidate for Governor and his running mates on the Democratic State Ticket". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. June 15, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 567.
  3. Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities, 1907. New York, NY: The Moody Corporation. 1907. p. 1333.
  4. McCan Davis 1904, p. 388.
  5. United States Congress. "Frank L. Smith (id: S000534)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
  6. McCan Davis 1904, p. 426.
  7. Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 565.
  8. McCan Davis 1904, p. 389.
  9. Illinois Blue Book 1905, pp. 592–593.
  10. Illinois Senate Journal 1905, p. 42.
  11. "IL Lt. Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

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