# Illinois gubernatorial elections
## 2022

2022 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | J. B. Pritzker (incumbent) | 2,253,748 | 54.91% | +0.38% |
| | Republican | Darren Bailey | 1,739,095 | 42.37% | +3.54% |
| | Libertarian | Scott Schluter | 111,712 | 2.72% | +0.32% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 81 | 0.0% | -0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,104,636 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 2018

2018 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | J. B. Pritzker | 2,479,746 | 54.53% | +8.18% |
| | Republican | Bruce Rauner (incumbent) | 1,765,751 | 38.83% | −11.44% |
| | Conservative | Sam McCann | 192,527 | 4.23% | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Kash Jackson | 109,518 | 2.40% | −0.95% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 115 | 0.01% | -0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,547,657 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## 2014

2014 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Bruce Rauner / Evelyn Sanguinetti | 1,823,627 | 50.27% | |
| | Democratic | Pat Quinn (incumbent) / Paul Vallas | 1,681,343 | 46.35% | |
| | Libertarian | Chad Grimm / Alex Cummings | 121,534 | 3.35% | |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 1,186 | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142,284 | 3.92% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,627,690 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## 2010

2010 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Pat Quinn / Sheila Simon (incumbent) | 1,721,812 | 46.79% | −3.2 |
| | Republican | Bill Brady / Jason Plummer | 1,702,399 | 45.94% | +6.8 |
| | Independent | Scott Lee Cohen / Baxter B. Swilley | 134,219 | 3.64% | +3.6% |
| | Green | Rich Whitney / Don W. Crawford | 99,625 | 2.70% | −7.7 |
| | Libertarian | Lex Green / Ed Rutledge | 34,293 | .9% | +1.0 |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 19,413 | 0.5% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,692,348 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 2006

2006 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Rod Blagojevich/Pat Quinn (incumbent) | 1,736,731 | 49.79% | −2.4% |
| | Republican | Judy Baar Topinka/Joe Birkett | 1,369,315 | 39.26% | −5.8% |
| | Green | Rich Whitney/Julie Samuels | 361,336 | 10.36% | +10.4% |
| | Constitution | Randy Stufflebeam/Randy A. White (Write-in) | 19,020 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| | | Other Write-ins | 1,111 | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| | Write-In | Mark Robert McCoy | 476 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 367,537 | 10.5% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,486,671 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 2002

2002 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Rod Blagojevich/Pat Quinn | 1,818,823 | 52.19% | +4.5 |
| | Republican | Jim Ryan/Carl Hawkins | 1,582,604 | 45.07% | −5.8 |
| | Libertarian | Cal Skinner/James Tobin | 73,404 | 2.1 | +2.09 |
| | Independent | Marisellis Brown | 22,803 | 0.65 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236,219 | 6.8 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,497,634 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## 1998

1998 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | George Ryan/Corinne Wood | 1,714,094 | 51.03% | −12.9% |
| | Democratic | Glenn Poshard/Mary Lou Kearns | 1,594,191 | 47.46% | +13.4% |
| | Reform | Lawrence Redmond/Philomena Nirchi | 50,372 | 1.5% | +1.50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119,903 | 3.2% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,358,657 | 100.0% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1994

1994 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jim Edgar (incumbent) | 1,984,318 | 63.87% | +13.1% |
| | Democratic | Dawn Clark Netsch | 1,069,850 | 34.44% | −13.8% |
| | Libertarian | David L. Kelley | 52,388 | 1.69% | +1.69% |
| | N/A | write-ins | 10 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 914,468 | 29.5% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,106,556 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1990

1990 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jim Edgar | 1,653,126 | 50.75% | −1.92% |
| | Democratic | Neil Hartigan | 1,569,217 | 48.17% | +41.53% |
| | Illinois Solidarity | Jessie Fields | 35,067 | 1.08% | −38.89% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83,909 | 2.58% | −10.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,257,410 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1986

1986 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | James R. Thompson (incumbent) | 1,655,849 | 52.67% | +3.23% |
| | Illinois Solidarity | Adlai Stevenson III | 1,256,626 | 39.97% | −9.33% |
| | Democratic | No candidate | 208,830 | 6.64% | +6.64% |
| | Libertarian | Gary L. Shilts | 15,646 | 0.50% | −0.16% |
| | Socialist | Diane Roling | 6,843 | 0.22% | +0.22% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399,223 | 12.70% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,143,794 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1982

1982 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | James R. Thompson (incumbent) | 1,816,101 | 49.44% | −9.60% |
| | Democratic | Adlai Stevenson III | 1,811,027 | 49.30% | +9.20% |
| | Libertarian | Bea Armstrong | 24,417 | 0.66% | |
| | Taxpayers | John E. Roche | 22,001 | 0.60% | |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 161 | 0.00% | +0.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,074 | 0.14% | −18.80% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,673,707 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1978

1978 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | James R. Thompson (incumbent) | 1,859,684 | 59.04% | |
| | Democratic | Michael Bakalis | 1,263,134 | 40.10% | |
| | Libertarian | Georgia Shields | 11,420 | 0.36% | |
| | Socialist Workers | Cecil Lampkin | 11,026 | 0.35% | |
| | U.S. Labor | Melvin Klenetsky | 4,737 | 0.15% | |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 106 | 0.00 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596,550 | 18.94% | −11.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,150,107 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1976

1976 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James R. Thompson | 3,000,365 | 64.68% |
| | Democratic | Michael J. Howlett | 1,610,258 | 34.71% |
| | Communist | Ishmael Flory | 10,091 | 0.22% |
| | Libertarian | F. Joseph McCaffrey | 7,552 | 0.16% |
| | Socialist Workers | Suzanne Haig | 4,926 | 0.11% |
| | Socialist Labor | George LaForest | 3,147 | 0.07% |
| | U.S. Labor | Edward Waffle | 2,302 | 0.05% |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 369 | 0.01% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,390,137 | 29.97% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,639,040 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## 1972

1972 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Dan Walker | 2,372,313 | 50.68 | +2.31 |
| | Republican | Richard B. Ogilvie (incumbent) | 2,293,809 | 49.02 | −2.19 |
| | Socialist Labor | George LaForest | 7,966 | 0.17 | −0.26 |
| | Communist | Ishmael Flory | 4,592 | 0.10 | N/A |
| | N/A | write-ins | 1,373 | 0.03 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77,494 | 1.66 | −1.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,679,043 | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | | |

## 1968

1968 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Richard B. Ogilvie | 2,307,295 | 51.20 | +3.12 |
| | Democratic | Samuel H. Shapiro (incumbent) | 2,179,501 | 48.37 | −3.55 |
| | Socialist Labor | Edward C. Gross | 19,175 | 0.43 | N/A |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 19,175 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127,794 | 2.84 | −1.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,506,000 | | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | | |

## 1964

1964 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Otto Kerner (incumbent) | 2,418,394 | 51.92 | −3.59 |
| | Republican | Charles H. Percy | 2,239,095 | 48.08 | +3.78 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 11 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179,299 | 3.85 | −7.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,657,500 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

## 1960

1960 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Otto Kerner | 2,594,731 | 55.51 | +6.03 |
| | Republican | William G. Stratton (incumbent) | 2,070,479 | 44.30 | −6.04 |
| | Socialist Labor | Edward C. Gross | 8,976 | 0.19 | +0.01 |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 1 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 524,252 | 11.22 | +10.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,674,187 | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | | |

## 1956

1956 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | William G. Stratton (incumbent) | 2,171,786 | 50.34 | −2.14 |
| | Democratic | Richard Austin | 2,134,909 | 49.48 | +2.16 |
| | Socialist Labor | Edward C. Gross | 7,874 | 0.18 | −0.02 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 42 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,877 | 0.85 | −4.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,415,864 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | | |

## 1952

1952 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | William G. Stratton | 2,317,363 | 52.48 | +9.89 |
| | Democratic | Sherwood Dixon | 2,089,721 | 47.32 | −9.78 |
| | Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 8,777 | 0.20 | +0.13 |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 3 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227,642 | 5.16 | −9.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | | |

## 1948

1948 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 2,250,074 | 57.10 | |
| | Republican | Dwight H. Green (incumbent) | 1,678,007 | 42.59 | |
| | Prohibition | Willis Ray Wilson | 9,491 | 0.24 | +0.10 |
| | Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 2,673 | 0.07 | −0.10 |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 12 | 0.00 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | | |

## 1944

1944 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dwight H. Green (incumbent) | 2,013,270 | 50.75 | |
| | Democratic | Thomas J. Courtney | 1,940,999 | 48.93 | |
| | Socialist Labor | Charles Storm | 6,906 | 0.17 | |
| | Prohibition | Willis R. Wilson | 5,590 | 0.14 | −0.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | | |

## 1940

1940 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dwight H. Green | 2,197,778 | 52.93 | |
| | Democratic | Harry Hershey | 1,940,833 | 46.74 | |
| | Socialist | Arthur G. McDowell | 7,523 | 0.18 | 0.00 |
| | Prohibition | Clay F. Gaumer | 6,467 | 0.16 | +0.09 |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 21 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | | |

## 1936

1936 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Horner (Incumbent) | 2,067,861 | 53.16 |
| | Republican | C. Wayland Brooks | 1,680,685 | 43.21 |
| | Independent | William Hale Thompson | 128,962 | 3.32 |
| | Prohibition | Harmon W. Reed | 2,896 | 0.07 |
| | Socialist Labor | O. Alfred Olson | 2,602 | 0.07 |
| | Socialist | John Fisher | 6,966 | 0.18 |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 4 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |

## 1932

1932 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Horner | 1,930,330 | 57.62 |
| | Republican | Len Small | 1,364,043 | 40.71 |
| | Socialist | Roy E. Burt | 39,389 | 1.18 |
| | Communist | Leonides McDonald | 12,466 | 0.37 |
| | Socialist Labor | J. E. Procum | 2,896 | 0.09 |
| | Independent | W. W. O'Brien | 1,182 | 0.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | |

## 1928

1928 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Louls L. Emmerson | 1,709,818 | 56.76 |
| | Democratic | Floyd E. Thompson | 1,284,897 | 42.66 |
| | Socialist | George Koop | 12,974 | 0.43 |
| | Communist | William F. Kruse | 3,153 | 0.10 |
| | Socialist Labor | J. E. Procum | 1,361 | 0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## 1924

1924 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Len Small (incumbent) | 1,366,446 | 56.72 |
| | Democratic | Norman L. Jones | 1,021,408 | 42.40 |
| | Socialist | Andrew Lafin | 15,191 | 0.63 |
| | Communist | William F. Dunne | 2,312 | 0.10 |
| | Socialist Labor | Fred Koch | 2,312 | 0.10 |
| | Independent | James A. Logan | 1,025 | 0.04 |
| | Independent | Morris Lychenheim | 414 | 0.02 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 6 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## 1920

1920 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Len Small | 1,243,148 | 58.87 |
| | Democratic | J. Hamilton Lewis | 731,551 | 34.64 |
| | Socialist | Andrew Lafin | 58,998 | 2.79 |
| | Farmer–Labor | John H. Walker | 56,480 | 2.67 |
| | Prohibition | James H. Woertendyke | 9,876 | 0.47 |
| | Independent | John Maynard Harlan | 5,990 | 0.28 |
| | Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 3,020 | 0.14 |
| | Independent | Harrison Parker | 1,254 | 0.06 |
| | Independent | Lewis D. Spaulding | 930 | 0.04 |
| | Independent | Parke Longworth | 357 | 0.02 |
| | Write-In | Write-ins | 5 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## 1916

1916 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Frank O. Lowden | 696,535 | 52.67 |
| | Democratic | Edward F. Dunne (incumbent) | 556,654 | 42.09 |
| | Socialist | Seymour Stedman | 52,316 | 3.96 |
| | Prohibition | John R. Golden | 15,309 | 1.16 |
| | Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 1,739 | 0.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | |

## 1912

1912 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward F. Dunne | 443,120 | 38.11 |
| | Republican | Charles S. Deneen (incumbent) | 318,469 | 27.39 |
| | Progressive | Frank H. Funk | 303,401 | 26.09 |
| | Socialist | John C. Kennedy | 78,679 | 6.77 |
| | Prohibition | Edward Worrell | 15,131 | 1.30 |
| | Socialist Labor | John M. Francis | 3,980 | 0.34 |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | |

## 1908

1908 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles S. Deneen (incumbent) | 550,076 | 47.64 |
| | Democratic | Adlai Stevenson I | 526,912 | 45.64 |
| | Prohibition | Daniel R. Sheen | 33,922 | 2.94 |
| | Socialist | James H. Brower | 31,293 | 2.71 |
| | Independent | George W. McCaskrin | 10,883 | 0.94 |
| | Socialist Labor | Gustav A. Jennings | 1,526 | 0.13 |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## 1904

1904 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles S. Deneen | 634,029 | 59.09 |
| | Democratic | Lawrence B. Stringer | 334,880 | 31.21 |
| | Socialist | John Collins | 59,062 | 5.50 |
| | Prohibition | Robert H. Patton | 35,440 | 3.30 |
| | Socialist Labor | Philip Veal | 4,379 | 0.41 |
| | Populist | James Hogan | 4,364 | 0.41 |
| | Independent | Andrew G. Specht | 780 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## 1876

1876 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Shelby Moore Cullom | 279,263 | 50.58% | 0.00% |
| | Democratic | Lewis Steward | 272,465 | 49.35% | |
| | Independent | Samuel B. Allen | 184 | 0.03% | |
| | Prohibition | James F. Simpson | 181 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 552,093 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1872

1872 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Richard J. Oglesby | 237,774 | 54.41% | −1.16% |
| | Liberal Republican | Gustavus Koerner | 197,084 | 45.10% | |
| | Independent | B. G. Wright | 2,185 | 0.50% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,690 | 9.31% | −1.83% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 437,043 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1868

1868 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John M. Palmer | 249,912 | 55.57% | +1.03% |
| | Democratic | John R. Eden | 199,813 | 44.43% | −1.03% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50,099 | 11.14% | +2.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 449,725 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1864

1864 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Richard J. Oglesby | 190,376 | 54.54% | +3.39% |
| | Democratic | James Carroll Robinson | 158,711 | 45.46% | −1.88% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,665 | 9.08% | +5.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 349,087 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 1860

1860 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12,943 | 3.85% | −6.77% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 336,403 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | | |

## 1856

1856 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | William Henry Bissell | 111,466 | 46.97% | +5.21% |
| | Democratic | William A. Richardson | 106,769 | 44.99% | −7.40% |
| | Know Nothing | Buckner S. Morris | 19,088 | 8.04% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,381 | 10.62% | −68.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237,323 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | | |

## 1852

1852 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Joel Aldrich Matteson | 80,789 | 52.39% | −34.37% |
| | Whig | E. B. Webb | 64,408 | 41.76% | +34.52% |
| | Free Soil | D. A. Knowlton | 9,024 | 5.85% | −0.15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,381 | 10.62% | −68.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,221 | 100.00% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

## 1848

1848 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Augustus C. French (incumbent) | 67,828 | 86.76% | +28.56% |
| | Whig | W. L. D. Morrison | 5,659 | 7.24% | −29.45% |
| | Free Soil | Charles V. Dyer | 4,692 | 6.00% | +6.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62,169 | 79.52% | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,179 | 100.00% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

## 1846

1846 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Augustus C. French | 58,657 | 58.20% | +4.68% |
| | Whig | Thomas M. Kilpatrick | 37,033 | 36.69% | −8.74% |
| | Independent | Richard Eels | 5,154 | 5.11% | +4.07% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,624 | 21.51% | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,844 | 100.00% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

## 1842

1842 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Thomas Ford | 46,452 | 53.52% | +2.74% |
| | Whig | Joseph Duncan | 39,429 | 45.43% | −3.79% |
| | Independent | Charles M. Hunter | 906 | 1.04% | +1.04% |
| | Independent | Scattering | 3 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,023 | 8.09% | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,793 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

## 1838

1838 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Thomas Carlin | 30,668 | 50.78% | +19.57% |
| | Whig | Cyrus Edward | 29,722 | 49.22% | −3.71% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 1.56% | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,390 | | |
| | Democratic gain from Whig | Democratic gain from Whig | Swing | | |

## 1834

1834 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Joseph Duncan | 17,349 | 52.93% | +52.93% |
| | Democratic | William Kinney | 10,229 | 31.21% | −27.74% |
| | Independent | Robert K. McLaughlin | 4,315 | 13.16% |
| | Independent | James Adams | 887 | 2.71% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,120 | 21.72% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,780 | 100.00% |
| | Whig gain from Democratic | Whig gain from Democratic | Whig gain from Democratic | Whig gain from Democratic |

## 1830

1830 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John Reynolds | 12,837 | 58.95 | +54.38 |
| | Democratic-Republican | William Kinney | 8,938 | 41.05 | −8.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,899 | 17.90 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,775 | | |
| | Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican | Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican | Swing | | |

## 1826

1826 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic-Republican | Ninian Edwards | 6,280 | 49.47 | N/A |
| | Independent | Thomas Sloo Jr. | 5,834 | 45.96 | N/A |
| | Democratic-Republican | Adolphus Hubbard | 580 | 4.57 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 3.51 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,694 | | |
| | Democratic-Republican gain from Independent | Democratic-Republican gain from Independent | Swing | | |

## 1822

1822 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Edward Coles | 2,845 | 33.16 | N/A |
| | Democratic-Republican | Joseph Phillips | 2,687 | 31.22 | N/A |
| | Democratic-Republican | Thomas C. Brown | 2,443 | 28.39 | N/A |
| | Democratic-Republican | James B. Moore | 622 | 7.23 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 1.94 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,606 | | |
| | Democratic-Republican hold | Democratic-Republican hold | Swing | | |

## 1818

1818 Illinois gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Shadrach Bond | 3,828 | 98.99 | N/A |
| | Independent | Henry Reavis | 19 | 1.01 | N/A |