Illinois gubernatorial election, 1846

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1846

August 3, 1842

Nominee Augustus C. French Thomas M. Kilpatrick Party Democratic Whig Running mate Joseph Wells Unknown Popular vote 58,657 37,033 Percentage 58.20% 36.69%

Governor before election Thomas Ford Democratic Elected Governor Augustus C. French Democratic

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1842 was the eighth quadrennial election for this office. Democrat Augustus C. French defeated Whig nominee Thomas M. Kilpatrick,for the office. Richard Eels of the Liberty Party came in a distant third. The term was cut short, and lasted only half the normal length. This synchronized the gubernatorial election with the election for President.

Results

1846 gubernatorial election, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Augustus C. French	58,657	58.20%	+4.68%
	Whig	Thomas M. Kilpatrick	37,033	36.69%	-8.74%
	Liberty	Richard Eels	5,154	5.11%	+4.07%
Majority			21,624	21.51%	N/A
Turnout			100,844	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

• Illinois Blue Book 1899