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The 1888 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.
Republican nominee Joseph W. Fifer defeated Democratic nominee John M. Palmer with 49.15% of the vote.
The Democratic state convention was held on May 23, 1888, at Springfield.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John M. Palmer | 567 | 72.78 | |
| Democratic | William A. J. Sparks | 210 | 26.96 | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson I | 1 | 0.13 | |
| Democratic | Murray F. Tuley | 1 | 0.13 | |
| Total votes | 779 | 100.00 | ||
Palmer's nomination was then made unanimous.
The Republican state convention was held on May 2, 1888, at Springfield.
The results of the balloting were as follows: [4] [5] [6] [7]
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||||
| Joseph W. Fifer | 288 | 349 | 398 | 606 | |||||
| John McNulta | 136 | 133 | 144 | 111 | |||||
| Clark E. Carr | 115 | 110 | 97 | 9 | |||||
| James A. Connolly | 100 | 96 | 89 | 58 | |||||
| John I. Rinaker | 98 | 77 | 62 | 32 | |||||
| John C. Smith | 58 | 45 | 36 | 17 | |||||
| Francis M. Wright | 48 | 33 | 21 | 14 | |||||
| Richard J. Oglesby | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph W. Fifer | 606 | 71.55 | |
| Republican | John McNulta | 111 | 13.11 | |
| Republican | James A. Connolly | 58 | 6.85 | |
| Republican | John I. Rinaker | 32 | 3.78 | |
| Republican | John C. Smith | 17 | 2.01 | |
| Republican | Francis M. Wright | 14 | 1.65 | |
| Republican | Clark E. Carr | 9 | 1.06 | |
| Total votes | 847 | 100.00 | ||
Fifer's nomination was then made unanimous.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph W. Fifer | 367,860 | 49.15% | ||
| Democratic | John M. Palmer | 355,313 | 47.47% | ||
| Prohibition | David H. Harts | 18,874 | 2.52% | ||
| Union Labor Party | Willis W. Jones | 6,394 | 0.85% | ||
| Scattering | 6 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 12,547 | 1.68% | |||
| Turnout | 748,447 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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The 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
The 1930 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930.
The 1934 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934.
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The 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.
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