The 1880 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880. Republican incumbent Shelby Moore Cullom defeated Democratic nominee Lyman Trumbull. This was the victory was the seventh consecutive victory for the Republican Party since 1856. This was the first election for governor to feature a candidate on the Greenback Party or Socialist Labor Party ticket.
General election Candidates Lyman Trumbull, former U.S. senator (Democratic) Shelby Moore Cullom, incumbent governor since 1877 (Republican) Uriah Copp Jr. (Prohibition) Erick Johnson (Socialist Labor) S. R. Pratt Alson Streeter, former state representative and nominee for U.S. representative in 1878 (Greenback)
Results
See also
1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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