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Election 1868 Results

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1868 Illinois governor election

John McAuley Palmer (Republican) beat John R. Eden (Democrat) in Illinois in 1868, 55.5% to 44.5%, a margin of 11.0 points and 49,654 votes.

Republicans led in 54 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 48. The largest, Cook, cast 46,633 votes and went to the Republican by 17.9 points. The closest was Richland, where 5 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John McAuley Palmer won Republican 250,467 55.5%
John R. Eden Democratic 200,813 44.5%
Total451,280

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 19,141 41.0% 27,492 59.0% 46,633 R+17.9
La Salle 5,460 46.7% 6,225 53.3% 11,685 R+6.5
Adams 5,514 53.6% 4,773 46.4% 10,287 D+7.2
McLean 3,872 39.6% 5,894 60.4% 9,766 R+20.7
Sangamon 4,882 52.5% 4,418 47.5% 9,300 D+5.0
Peoria 4,268 50.3% 4,209 49.7% 8,477 D+0.7
St. Clair 3,299 40.7% 4,807 59.3% 8,106 R+18.6
Madison 3,682 46.9% 4,161 53.1% 7,843 R+6.1
Fulton 4,123 53.9% 3,530 46.1% 7,653 D+7.7
Knox 2,516 33.1% 5,094 66.9% 7,610 R+33.9
Will 3,143 42.7% 4,221 57.3% 7,364 R+14.6
Hancock 3,697 50.7% 3,593 49.3% 7,290 D+1.4
Kane 1,655 24.7% 5,043 75.3% 6,698 R+50.6
Macoupin 3,449 52.6% 3,109 47.4% 6,558 D+5.2
Henry 1,765 28.2% 4,485 71.8% 6,250 R+43.5
Bureau 2,321 37.6% 3,844 62.4% 6,165 R+24.7
Pike 3,331 54.5% 2,778 45.5% 6,109 D+9.1
Stephenson 2,394 42.2% 3,284 57.8% 5,678 R+15.7
McDonough 2,734 48.2% 2,938 51.8% 5,672 R+3.6
Livingston 2,135 38.2% 3,448 61.8% 5,583 R+23.5
Winnebago 956 17.3% 4,567 82.7% 5,523 R+65.4
Morgan 2,783 51.2% 2,657 48.8% 5,440 D+2.3
Tazewell 2,745 50.6% 2,679 49.4% 5,424 D+1.2
Champaign 2,133 39.6% 3,253 60.4% 5,386 R+20.8
Vermilion 2,064 38.7% 3,271 61.3% 5,335 R+22.6
McHenry 1,386 26.7% 3,800 73.3% 5,186 R+46.5
Ogle 1,512 29.2% 3,665 70.8% 5,177 R+41.6
Whiteside 1,453 28.9% 3,566 71.1% 5,019 R+42.1
Macon 2,242 44.8% 2,768 55.2% 5,010 R+10.5
Coles 2,254 45.9% 2,657 54.1% 4,911 R+8.2
Jo Daviess 1,898 38.9% 2,975 61.1% 4,873 R+22.1
Montgomery 2,705 55.6% 2,164 44.4% 4,869 D+11.1
Shelby 2,984 61.7% 1,853 38.3% 4,837 D+23.4
Rock Island 1,919 40.3% 2,841 59.7% 4,760 R+19.4
Warren 1,926 40.7% 2,803 59.3% 4,729 R+18.5
Lee 1,545 33.5% 3,067 66.5% 4,612 R+33.0
Edgar 2,280 49.8% 2,298 50.2% 4,578 R+0.4
Logan 1,901 43.1% 2,513 56.9% 4,414 R+13.9
Marion 2,202 50.2% 2,186 49.8% 4,388 D+0.4
De Kalb 892 20.6% 3,443 79.4% 4,335 R+58.8
Christian 2,296 53.3% 2,012 46.7% 4,308 D+6.6
Woodford 2,234 54.3% 1,882 45.7% 4,116 D+8.6
Iroquois 1,326 32.4% 2,764 67.6% 4,090 R+35.2
Greene 2,584 65.5% 1,363 34.5% 3,947 D+30.9
Randolph 1,908 49.5% 1,947 50.5% 3,855 R+1.0
Fayette 2,031 54.3% 1,709 45.7% 3,740 D+8.6
Kankakee 861 23.5% 2,807 76.5% 3,668 R+53.1
Lake 1,098 30.2% 2,540 69.8% 3,638 R+39.6
Du Page 1,162 32.8% 2,378 67.2% 3,540 R+34.4
Marshall 1,540 44.4% 1,929 55.6% 3,469 R+11.2
Mercer 1,394 40.2% 2,073 59.8% 3,467 R+19.6
Clark 1,910 55.3% 1,545 44.7% 3,455 D+10.6
Mason 1,728 50.8% 1,674 49.2% 3,402 D+1.6
Washington 1,299 41.1% 1,858 58.9% 3,157 R+17.7
Jersey 2,009 64.0% 1,128 36.0% 3,137 D+28.1
Clinton 1,575 50.3% 1,557 49.7% 3,132 D+0.6
Wayne 1,587 51.1% 1,521 48.9% 3,108 D+2.1
Stark 1,719 55.5% 1,381 44.5% 3,100 D+10.9
Schuyler 1,757 57.2% 1,314 42.8% 3,071 D+14.4
Jefferson 1,932 63.4% 1,116 36.6% 3,048 D+26.8
De Witt 1,342 44.8% 1,651 55.2% 2,993 R+10.3
Carroll 682 22.9% 2,296 77.1% 2,978 R+54.2
Grundy 968 33.0% 1,961 67.0% 2,929 R+33.9
White 1,756 62.0% 1,074 38.0% 2,830 D+24.1
Williamson 1,345 48.9% 1,408 51.1% 2,753 R+2.3
Union 1,797 65.3% 954 34.7% 2,751 D+30.6
Clay 1,341 49.0% 1,395 51.0% 2,736 R+2.0
Effingham 1,690 62.4% 1,018 37.6% 2,708 D+24.8
Richland 1,353 50.1% 1,348 49.9% 2,701 D+0.2
Jackson 1,338 50.8% 1,296 49.2% 2,634 D+1.6
Crawford 1,478 56.2% 1,150 43.8% 2,628 D+12.5
Douglas 1,142 45.6% 1,361 54.4% 2,503 R+8.7
Kendall 540 21.7% 1,954 78.3% 2,494 R+56.7
Perry 908 36.6% 1,576 63.4% 2,484 R+26.9
Cass 1,407 56.7% 1,073 43.3% 2,480 D+13.5
Brown 1,504 61.8% 930 38.2% 2,434 D+23.6
Menard 1,298 54.9% 1,067 45.1% 2,365 D+9.8
Boone 306 13.0% 2,048 87.0% 2,354 R+74.0
Cumberland 1,342 57.1% 1,007 42.9% 2,349 D+14.3
Henderson 1,033 44.1% 1,307 55.9% 2,340 R+11.7
Bond 775 33.2% 1,559 66.8% 2,334 R+33.6
Monroe 1,352 58.5% 959 41.5% 2,311 D+17.0
Franklin 1,286 56.0% 1,012 44.0% 2,298 D+11.9
Scott 1,136 50.1% 1,130 49.9% 2,266 D+0.3
Lawrence 1,176 52.3% 1,073 47.7% 2,249 D+4.6
Saline 1,158 52.9% 1,030 47.1% 2,188 D+5.9
Hamilton 1,286 61.6% 802 38.4% 2,088 D+23.2
Piatt 775 38.0% 1,264 62.0% 2,039 R+24.0
Jasper 1,135 56.6% 871 43.4% 2,006 D+13.2
Moultrie 1,164 58.2% 835 41.8% 1,999 D+16.5
Johnson 618 33.6% 1,224 66.4% 1,842 R+32.9
Gallatin 1,036 59.5% 704 40.5% 1,740 D+19.1
Alexander 1,105 63.5% 634 36.5% 1,739 D+27.1
Pope 597 34.3% 1,141 65.7% 1,738 R+31.3
Wabash 837 52.3% 764 47.7% 1,601 D+4.6
Massac 616 41.1% 882 58.9% 1,498 R+17.8
Edwards 423 32.2% 890 67.8% 1,313 R+35.6
Ford 373 28.9% 918 71.1% 1,291 R+42.2
Putnam 489 38.9% 768 61.1% 1,257 R+22.2
Pulaski 648 54.8% 535 45.2% 1,183 D+9.6
Calhoun 696 64.3% 387 35.7% 1,083 D+28.5
Hardin 451 56.9% 341 43.1% 792 D+13.9

Counties as they stood in 1868; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Illinois governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 JB Pritzker (D) D+12.5
2018 JB Pritzker (D) D+15.7
2014 Bruce Rauner (R) R+3.9
2010 Pat Quinn (D) D+0.9
2006 Rod Blagojevich (D) D+10.5
2002 Rod R. Blagojevich (D) D+7.1
1998 George H. Ryan (R) R+3.6
1994 Jim Edgar (R) R+29.4
1990 Jim Edgar (R) R+2.6
1986 James R. Thompson (R) R+52.7
1982 James R. Thompson (R) R+0.1
1978 James R. Thompson (R) R+18.9
1976 James R. Thompson (R) R+30.1
1972 Daniel Walker (D) D+1.7
1968 Richard B. Ogilvie (R) R+2.8
1964 Otto Kerner (D) D+3.8
1960 Otto Kerner (D) D+11.2
1956 William G. Stratton (R) R+1.0
1952 William G. Stratton (R) R+5.2
1948 Adlai E. Stevenson (D) D+14.5
1944 Dwight H. Green (R) R+1.8
1940 Dwight H. Green (R) R+6.2
1936 Henry Horner (D) D+9.9
1932 Henry Horner (D) D+16.9
1928 Louis L. Emmerson (R) R+14.1
1924 Len Small (R) R+14.3
1920 Len Small (R) R+24.2
1916 Frank O. Lowden (R) R+10.6
1912 Edward F. Dunne (D) D+10.7
1908 Charles S. Deneen (R) R+2.0
1904 Charles S. Deneen (R) R+27.9
1900 Richard Yates (R) R+5.4
1896 John R. Tanner (R) R+10.4
1892 John P. Altgeld (D) D+2.6
1888 Joseph W. Fifer (R) R+1.7
1884 Richard J. Oglesby (R) R+2.2
1880 Shelby M. Cullom (R) R+5.9
1876 Shelby M. Cullom (R) R+1.2
1872 Richard J. Oglesby (R) R+54.4
1868 John McAuley Palmer (R) R+11.0