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The 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908.
Incumbent Republican Governor Charles S. Deneen defeated Democratic nominee and former Vice President of the United States Adlai E. Stevenson I with 47.64% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on August 8, 1908.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adlai E. Stevenson I | 79,773 | 45.62 | |
| Democratic | J. Hamilton Lewis | 30,214 | 17.28 | |
| Democratic | Douglas Pattison | 24,608 | 14.07 | |
| Democratic | John P. McGoorty | 23,543 | 13.46 | |
| Democratic | Charles F. Gunther | 10,705 | 6.12 | |
| Democratic | James O. Monroe | 4,305 | 2.46 | |
| Democratic | Eugene Kimbrough | 1,707 | 0.98 | |
| Total votes | 174,855 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles S. Deneen (incumbent) | 212,983 | 51.44 | |
| Republican | Richard Yates Jr. | 201,034 | 48.56 | |
| Total votes | 414,017 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | Daniel R. Sheen | 3,604 | 53.58 | |
| Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 3,123 | 46.42 | |
| Total votes | 6,727 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | James H. Brower | 4,542 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,542 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles S. Deneen (incumbent) | 550,076 | 47.64% | ||
| Democratic | Adlai E. Stevenson I | 526,912 | 45.64% | ||
| Prohibition | Daniel R. Sheen | 33,922 | 2.94% | ||
| Socialist | James H. Brower | 31,293 | 2.71% | ||
| Independence | George W. McCaskrin | 10,883 | 0.94% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Gustav A. Jennings | 1,526 | 0.13% | ||
| Majority | 23,164 | 2.01% | |||
| Turnout | 1,154,612 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 to 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson family, he also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Treasurer. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986. He had been awarded Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure with gold and silver stars and was an honorary Professor of Renmin University, China.
Charles Samuel Deneen was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois, from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalling eight years. He was governor during the infamous Springfield race riot of 1908, which he helped put down. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, from 1925 to 1931. Deneen had previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894. As an attorney, he had been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial.
Michael J. Howlett Sr. was an American politician who served as the 24th Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts and 33rd Illinois Secretary of State. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois in the 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election.
This is the electoral history of Adlai Stevenson II, who served as Governor of Illinois (1949–1953) and 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1961–1965), and was twice the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States, losing both the 1952 and 1956 presidential general elections to Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The 1980 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III decided to retire. Democrat Alan J. Dixon won the open seat.
The 1986 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Republican candidate James R. Thompson won a fourth term in office, defeating the Illinois Solidarity Party nominee, former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson III, by around 400,000 votes.
The 1982 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican governor James R. Thompson won a third term in office, defeating the Democratic nominee, former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson III, by a slim margin of about 5,000 votes.
The 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois was held on November 3, 1970 to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Everett Dirksen, who had died in office. Republican Ralph Tyler Smith had been appointed to fill the seat after Dirksen's death, and he lost the special election to Democrat Adlai Stevenson III. This election was the third consecutive time in which a United States Senate election in Illinois took place two years after a previous United States Senate election in Illinois after 1966 and 1968.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 4, 1986.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1982.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.
The 1904 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.
The 1912 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent second-term Republican governor Charles S. Deneen was defeated by Democratic nominee, former mayor of Chicago Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne.
The 1916 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne was defeated by Republican nominee Frank Orren Lowden.
The 1948 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson II.
The 1952 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
The 1888 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.
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.
The 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. It saw the election of Republican nominee John G. Oglesby.
The 1912 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent first-term Republican lieutenant governor John G. Oglesby was defeated by Democratic nominee Barratt O'Hara.
