The 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. Republican governor John Riley Tanner retired to run for U.S. Senate. Republican nominee Richard Yates Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Samuel Alschuler with 51.49 percent of the vote.
Republican nomination Candidates Orrin N. Carter, Cook County judge Elbridge Hanecy, judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County Walter Reeves, U.S. representative from Streator Richard Yates Jr., U.S. collector of internal revenue
Results The Republican state convention was held from May 8, 1900 at Peoria.
The results of the balloting were as follows:
1900 Illinois Republican conventionBallot1st 2nd 3rd 4thRichard Yates Jr. 272.5276345.5971Walter Reeves331.5410482.5566Elbridge Hanecy573.55294300Orrin N. Carter359.53222790
Democratic nomination
Candidates Samuel Alschuler, assemblyman from Aurora Charles K. Ladd, lawyer Alfred Orendorff, former adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard Adam Ortseifen, Chicago treasurer Nicholas E. Worthington, state circuit judge and former U.S. representative from Peoria
Results The Democratic state convention was held on June 26 and 27, 1900 at the State Capitol in Springfield.
The results of the balloting were as follows:
1900 Illinois Democratic conventionBallot1st 2ndSamuel Alschuler 448.5608.5Adam Ortseifen411.5417.5Alfred Orendorff 252.5136Nicholas E. Worthington4843Charles K. Ladd450
General election Candidates Samuel Alschuler, assemblyman from Aurora (Democratic) Visscher Vare Barnes, candidate for the U.S. representative in 1898 (Prohibition) John Cordingly (United Christian) Alfred Cheesbrough Van Tine, farmer (Populist) Louis P. Hoffman (Socialist Labor) Herman C. Perry (Social Democrat) Lloyd G. Spencer (Union Reform) Richard Yates Jr., U.S. collector of internal revenue (Republican)
Results
See also 1900 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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