1856 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1856 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

4 November 1856

Nominee John Wood Richard Jones Hamilton Parmenus Bond Party Republican Democratic Know Nothing Popular vote 110,584 106,297 18,245 Percentage 47.03% 45.21% 7.76%

Lieutenant Governor before election Gustav Koerner Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor John Wood Republican

The 1856 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1856 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee and former member of the Illinois Senate John Wood defeated Democratic nominee Richard Jones Hamilton and Know Nothing nominee Parmenus Bond.

General election

On election day, 4 November 1856, Republican nominee John Wood won the election by a margin of 4,287 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Richard Jones Hamilton, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Wood was sworn in as the 13th lieutenant governor of Illinois on 3 January 1857.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1856

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Wood	110,584	47.03
	Democratic	Richard Jones Hamilton	106,297	45.21
	Know Nothing	Parmenus Bond	18,245	7.76
Total votes			235,126	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1856 Illinois gubernatorial election