The 1904 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Republican incumbent Richard Yates Jr. ran for re-election to a second term in office but lost the Republican nomination to Charles S. Deneen after a lengthy convention over the course of nearly one month. In the general election, Deneen defeated state senator Lawrence B. Stringer and Socialist candidate John Collins.
Republican nomination Candidates Charles S. Deneen, Cook County State's attorney and former state representative from Chicago Frank O. Lowden, former Northwestern University law professor Vespasian Warner of Clinton, U.S. Representative for the 19th district
Withdrawn at convention
John H. Pierce, Kewanee businessman and president of the Western Tube Company (nominated before 3rd ballot; withdrew after 78th ballot) Howland J. Hamlin, Illinois attorney general (withdrew after 78th ballot) Lawrence Y. Sherman, state representative from Macomb (withdrew after 49th ballot; returned for 57th ballot; withdrew after 78th ballot) Richard Yates Jr., incumbent governor since 1901 (withdrew after 78th ballot)
Results The Republican state convention was held from May 12 to 20 and, following a recess, from May 31 to June 3, 1904, at the State Armory in Springfield.
The results of the balloting were as follows:
1904 Illinois Republican convention (first through twentieth ballots)1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20thYates507504499490491493494488494489489489488482495472485483491486Lowden 354390396405408404407403405407401404401420405428407412405397Deneen 386383380383380383377382382379376380382381381381379379376383Hamlin 121117111112111112110112111114118117111110111110109118119109Warner 4542343634343944363838394536363835363751Sherman 8763575156545250515252515350515151505051Pierce00212121212121222221212121212134222121Rodenberg 00000000006000000000 1904 Illinois Republican convention (21st through 38th ballots)21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38thYates486486483486489483482482481437431429428431483492487490Lowden 409401393398407402407400404452473473467466408390395393Deneen 381386369375381385388393382382383383387389391398445441Hamlin 108110148135111111110110115111107109111111109111109113Warner 424435363939394038443233343238373737Sherman 5151504950515151565150494950495162Pierce212121212126212222212222222223222225Cannon 000001000000000000 1904 Illinois Republican convention (39th through 58th ballots)39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58thYates483482484482479478480482482486487486483483483481483482483483Lowden 396.5396.5399.5400.5396.5402.5403.5404.5403.5397.5399.5399.5393.5393.5393.5392.5393.5393.5393.5392.5Deneen 442.5440.5433.5433.5435.5436.5435.5433.5432.5432.5391.5431.5429.5429.5430.5429.5430.5429.5388.5385.5Hamlin 112111111111116113111112111112111113112111110111110110109113Warner 3640414139393937384139405052535552545453Sherman 22222222224200000004346Pierce3030313232313131333132323333323333333129Reeves 00002000000000000000Raymond00000000000010000000 1904 Illinois Republican convention (59th through 79th ballots)59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79thYates4874844844704654744734744714643883813803633623693733863994051Lowden 396.5398.5398.5404.5401.5407.5414.5411.5408.5400.5573.5601.5604.5614.5631.5620.5599.5581.5537.5532.5522.5Deneen 383.5383.5384.5391.5393.5385.5381.5384.5386.5370.5358.5351.5347.5347.5345.5345.5355.5364.5364.5365.5957.5Hamlin 11611311611612111611711911810787747683707481781041020Warner 414240404339373639422827293029282827282821Sherman 50535152515252515380444341404041424345450Pierce28282828272827262638232424242424232224240
Following the 79th ballot, Lowden moved that the nomination of Deneen be made unanimous, which was carried viva voce. Democratic nomination Candidates Lawrence B. Stringer, state senator from Lincoln
Results The Democratic state convention was held on June 15, 1904, at the State Armory in Springfield. Stringer was nominated by acclamation.
General election Candidates Lawrence B. Stringer, state senator from Lincoln (Democratic) Charles S. Deneen, Cook County State's attorney and former state representative from Chicago (Republican) John Collins, candidate for mayor of Chicago in 1901 (Socialist) James Hogan, candidate for U.S. representative in 1898 (Populist) Robert H. Patton, candidate for U.S. representative in 1890 (Prohibition) Andrew G. Specht (Continental) Philip Veal, party organizer (Socialist Labor)
Results
See also 1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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