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Election 1872 Results

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1872 Illinois governor election

Richard J. Oglesby (Republican) beat Gustavus Koerner (independent) in Illinois in 1872, 54.4% to 45.1%, a margin of 9.3 points and 40,690 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1868, when John McAuley Palmer won.

Republicans led in 57 of the 102 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 45. The largest, Cook, cast 50,209 votes and went to the Republican by 57.3 points. The closest was Lawrence, where 24 votes separated the top two.

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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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard J. Oglesby won	Republican	237,774	54.4%
Gustavus Koerner	Liberal Republican	197,084	45.1%
All other candidates		2,185	0.5%
Total		437,043

Every county

County	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Cook	28,791 57.3%	21,418	50,209	R+57.3
Adams	4,271 44.0%	5,443	9,714	Others
Massac	1,004 10.8%	8,328	9,332	Others
La Salle	5,009 53.9%	4,286	9,295	R+53.9
Saline	1,111 12.8%	7,596	8,707	Others
Shelby	1,891 22.8%	6,407	8,298	Others
Peoria	3,722 48.0%	4,040	7,762	Others
McLean	5,842 77.9%	1,659	7,501	R+77.9
Will	3,950 53.4%	3,453	7,403	R+53.4
Fulton	3,511 47.8%	3,828	7,339	Others
Hancock	3,099 46.2%	3,609	6,708	Others
McHenry	2,898 45.0%	3,542	6,440	Others
Knox	4,340 68.2%	2,024	6,364	R+68.2
Kane	4,610 72.6%	1,738	6,348	R+72.6
Champaign	3,793 64.2%	2,112	5,905	R+64.2
Pike	2,638 46.5%	3,038	5,676	Others
Marshall	1,540 27.9%	3,973	5,513	Others
Henry	3,673 67.8%	1,748	5,421	R+67.8
Morgan	2,728 51.0%	2,625	5,353	R+51.0
Vermilion	3,400 64.0%	1,913	5,313	R+64.0
Livingston	3,153 59.4%	2,159	5,312	R+59.4
McDonough	2,800 54.1%	2,378	5,178	R+54.1
Bureau	3,229 62.5%	1,939	5,168	R+62.5
Coles	2,645 51.5%	2,488	5,133	R+51.5
Stephenson	2,840 55.9%	2,241	5,081	R+55.9
Christian	2,221 44.9%	2,729	4,950	Others
Iroquois	3,096 63.0%	1,818	4,914	R+63.0
Winnebago	3,802 77.4%	1,110	4,912	R+77.4
Rock Island	2,881 59.4%	1,966	4,847	R+59.4
Montgomery	2,206 45.6%	2,636	4,842	Others
Tazewell	2,346 49.2%	2,425	4,771	Others
Jo Daviess	2,639 55.5%	2,116	4,755	R+55.5
Scott	917 19.6%	3,759	4,676	Others
Edgar	2,288 49.7%	2,317	4,605	Others
Whiteside	3,201 69.7%	1,390	4,591	R+69.7
Ogle	3,108 69.6%	1,355	4,463	R+69.6
Macon	2,724 61.3%	1,718	4,442	R+61.3
Logan	2,458 55.9%	1,941	4,399	R+55.9
Warren	2,464 59.0%	1,715	4,179	R+59.0
Sangamon	4,171 100.0%		4,171	R+100.0
Lee	2,687 65.5%	1,418	4,105	R+65.5
Mason	1,372 34.2%	2,643	4,015	Others
Randolph	1,863 48.4%	1,989	3,852	Others
St. Clair	3,818 100.0%		3,818	R+100.0
De Kalb	2,962 81.0%	693	3,655	R+81.0
Greene	1,369 37.5%	2,281	3,650	Others
Fayette	1,725 48.6%	1,826	3,551	Others
Clark	1,706 48.1%	1,843	3,549	Others
Kankakee	2,562 72.4%	976	3,538	R+72.4
Madison	3,451 100.0%		3,451	R+100.0
Jackson	1,857 54.1%	1,578	3,435	R+54.1
Woodford	1,552 46.0%	1,820	3,372	Others
Wayne	1,624 48.4%	1,729	3,353	Others
De Witt	1,738 52.3%	1,584	3,322	R+52.3
Mercer	1,980 61.5%	1,242	3,222	R+61.5
Jefferson	1,340 42.4%	1,820	3,160	Others
Lake	2,226 71.1%	905	3,131	R+71.1
Clinton	1,243 39.8%	1,878	3,121	Others
Macoupin	3,064 100.0%		3,064	R+100.0
White	1,230 40.6%	1,802	3,032	Others
Washington	1,658 54.8%	1,369	3,027	R+54.8
Clay	1,575 53.2%	1,384	2,959	R+53.2
Douglas	1,554 55.4%	1,249	2,803	R+55.4
Effingham	1,087 38.8%	1,714	2,801	Others
Williamson	1,338 48.8%	1,405	2,743	Others
Jersey	1,198 43.8%	1,537	2,735	Others
Richland	1,318 48.8%	1,384	2,702	Others
Carroll	1,962 74.0%	690	2,652	R+74.0
Union	861 32.5%	1,789	2,650	Others
Perry	1,427 55.9%	1,125	2,552	R+55.9
Cass	1,137 45.8%	1,345	2,482	Others
Crawford	1,173 47.6%	1,291	2,464	Others
Piatt	1,443 59.0%	1,003	2,446	R+59.0
Du Page	1,524 63.3%	884	2,408	R+63.3
Grundy	1,581 67.4%	765	2,346	R+67.4
Cumberland	1,110 47.5%	1,225	2,335	Others
Alexander	1,224 53.1%	1,080	2,304	R+53.1
Bond	1,290 56.1%	1,008	2,298	R+56.1
Lawrence	1,118 49.5%	1,142	2,260	Others
Brown	830 36.8%	1,427	2,257	Others
Moultrie	1,002 44.7%	1,242	2,244	Others
Monroe	414 18.8%	1,786	2,200	Others
Menard	939 43.6%	1,217	2,156	Others
Hamilton	886 41.1%	1,268	2,154	Others
Henderson	1,204 56.3%	936	2,140	R+56.3
Franklin	960 45.6%	1,144	2,104	Others
Marion	2,058 100.0%		2,058	R+100.0
Schuyler	1,429 69.7%	622	2,051	R+69.7
Jasper	917 45.0%	1,121	2,038	Others
Gallatin	887 43.5%	1,150	2,037	Others
Kendall	1,613 80.2%	399	2,012	R+80.2
Boone	1,695 86.4%	266	1,961	R+86.4
Stark	1,217 64.7%	665	1,882	R+64.7
Ford	1,266 68.8%	574	1,840	R+68.8
Pope	1,175 65.7%	613	1,788	R+65.7
Pulaski	1,047 59.5%	712	1,759	R+59.5
Johnson	1,154 67.2%	564	1,718	R+67.2
Wabash	794 46.7%	906	1,700	Others
Edwards	871 67.3%	423	1,294	R+67.3
Calhoun	412 40.5%	606	1,018	Others
Putnam	624 63.5%	359	983	R+63.5
Hardin	426 46.4%	492	918	Others

Counties as they stood in 1872; 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

Year	Winner	Margin
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

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