The 1876 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1876. Republican U.S. representative Shelby M. Cullom narrowly defeated Democratic businessman Lewis Steward. This was sixth consecutive victory for the Republican Party since 1856, when William Henry Bissell narrowly won with a plurality of the vote, but the narrowest victory within that frame. Cullom slightly overperformed Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes in the concurrent presidential election.
General election
Candidates
Samuel B. Allen (Independent; write-in) Shelby M. Cullom, state representative, former speaker of the Illinois House, and former U.S. representative from Springfield (Republican) James F. Simpson (Prohibition) Lewis Steward, Plano businessman and founder of Marsh, Steward & Company (Democratic)
Results
See also
1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
References