The 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Republican incumbent Joseph W. Fifer ran for re-election to a second term and was defeated by Democratic nominee John Peter Altgeld, who won 48.74 percent of the vote. Altgeld was the first Democratic governor elected since 1852, before the foundation of the Illinois Republican Party.
Republican nomination Candidates Horace S. Clark Joseph W. Fifer, incumbent governor of Illinois since 1889 George Hunt, Illinois attorney general Joel Minnick Longenecker, Cook County state's attorney Benjamin F. Marsh, former U.S. representative from Warsaw
Results
The Republican state convention was held on May 4 and 5, 1892 at Springfield.
Democratic nomination Candidates John Peter Altgeld, former justice of the Superior Court of Cook County John C. Black, former U.S. commissioner of pensions Andrew Jackson Hunter, judge of the Circuit Court of Edgar County William H. Neece, former U.S. representative from Macomb Delos P. Phelps, nominee for U.S. representative in 1878
Results The Democratic state convention was held on April 27, 1892, at Springfield.
General election Candidates John Peter Altgeld, former justice of the Superior Court of Cook County (Democratic) Nathan M. Barnett, Union Labor nominee for Illinois treasurer in 1888 and son of Robert F. Barnett (Populist) Joseph W. Fifer, incumbent governor of Illinois since 1889 (Republican) Robert R. Link, nominee for Illinois treasurer in 1890 (Prohibition)
Results
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See also
1892 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election