1900 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 1900 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. It saw the reelection of incumbent Republican William Northcott.
Democratic nomination
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Elmer A. Perry, member of the Illinois General Assembly[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elmer A. Perry | acclaimed |
Republican nomination
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William Northcott, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Northcott (incumbent) | acclaimed |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William Northcott (incumbent) | 584,717 | 52.06% | ||
Democratic | Elmer A. Perry | 509,686 | 45.38% | ||
Prohibition | Joseph A. Harris | 16,452 | 1.47% | ||
Social Democratic | Azel Pierson | 8,891 | 0.79% | ||
Socialist Labor | William W. Cox | 1,313 | 0.12% | ||
Populist | James Ferris | 1,146 | 0.10% | ||
Union Reform Party | L. A. Quellmalz | 651 | 0.06% | ||
United Christian Party | C. H. Thomas | 310 | 0.03% | ||
Majority | 75,031 | 27.78% | |||
Turnout | 1,123,166 | 6.68% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Democratic Nominees". Rock Island Argus. Rock Island, Ill. June 30, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1901, p. 144.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1901, p. 142.
- ^ Illinois Official Vote 1900, pp. 5–6.
Bibliography
[edit]- J. L. Pickering (1901). Official Directory of the Forty-Second General Assembly of Illinois. Session of 1901. Springfield, Illinois: Press of Talbott & Hamann.
- Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State (1900). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, November 6, 1900. Springfield, Illinois: Phillips Bros., State Printers.