1864 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1864 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

8 November 1864

Nominee William Bross Solomon Corning Judd Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 188,842 158,244 Percentage 54.41% 45.59%

Lieutenant Governor before election Francis Hoffmann Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor William Bross Republican

The 1864 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1864 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee William Bross defeated Democratic nominee Solomon Corning Judd.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1864, Republican nominee William Bross won the election by a margin of 30,598 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Solomon Corning Judd, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Bross was sworn in as the 16th lieutenant governor of Illinois on 3 January 1865.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1864

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Bross	188,842	54.41
	Democratic	Solomon Corning Judd	158,244	45.59
Total votes			347,086	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1864 Illinois gubernatorial election