The 1872 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872. Republican former governor Richard J. Oglesby defeated Gustav Koerner. Oglesby had agreed to run for governor but to resign upon his inauguration so that lieutenant governor John Lourie Beveridge could assume office, and Oglesby was in turn appointed to the United States Senate.
General election
Candidates
Gustav Koerner, former lieutenant governor and U.S. minister to Spain (Liberal Republican and Democratic) Richard J. Oglesby, former governor of Illinois (Republican) B. G. Wright (Independent Democratic)
Results
See also
1872 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
References Stringer, Lawrence B. History of Logan County, Illinois, a Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Chicago, Pioneer Publishing Company: 1911. p. 292