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1880 Illinois governor election
Shelby M. Cullom (Republican) beat Lyman Trumbull (Democrat) in Illinois in 1880, 50.4% to 44.5%, a margin of 5.9 points and 37,003 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1876, when Shelby M. Cullom also won.
Republicans led in 54 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 48. The largest, Cook, cast 102,614 votes and went to the Republican by 9.0 points. The closest was Lawrence, where 14 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby M. Cullom won | Republican | 314,565 | 50.4% |
| Lyman Trumbull | Democratic | 277,562 | 44.5% |
| All other candidates | 31,829 | 5.1% | |
| Total | 623,956 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 44,657 43.5% | 53,899 52.5% | 4,058 | 102,614 | R+9.0 |
| La Salle | 6,324 44.7% | 6,750 47.7% | 1,072 | 14,146 | R+3.0 |
| McLean | 5,264 40.9% | 7,319 56.9% | 273 | 12,856 | R+16.0 |
| St. Clair | 6,066 51.1% | 5,570 46.9% | 240 | 11,876 | D+4.2 |
| Sangamon | 6,203 52.4% | 5,409 45.7% | 234 | 11,846 | D+6.7 |
| Adams | 6,103 52.2% | 4,969 42.5% | 624 | 11,696 | D+9.7 |
| Peoria | 5,733 49.8% | 5,010 43.5% | 762 | 11,505 | D+6.3 |
| Will | 4,048 38.8% | 5,496 52.7% | 883 | 10,427 | R+13.9 |
| Madison | 4,904 48.1% | 5,171 50.7% | 124 | 10,199 | R+2.6 |
| Fulton | 4,698 50.1% | 4,127 44.0% | 559 | 9,384 | D+6.1 |
| Kane | 2,845 30.3% | 6,111 65.1% | 425 | 9,381 | R+34.8 |
| Vermilion | 3,436 38.8% | 4,974 56.1% | 453 | 8,863 | R+17.4 |
| Champaign | 3,480 39.7% | 4,693 53.6% | 588 | 8,761 | R+13.8 |
| Macoupin | 4,360 52.2% | 3,851 46.1% | 136 | 8,347 | D+6.1 |
| Knox | 2,361 29.2% | 4,746 58.7% | 981 | 8,088 | R+29.5 |
| Hancock | 3,954 50.4% | 3,602 45.9% | 284 | 7,840 | D+4.5 |
| Rock Island | 2,478 32.7% | 3,887 51.3% | 1,205 | 7,570 | R+18.6 |
| Pike | 3,795 50.2% | 2,935 38.8% | 834 | 7,564 | D+11.4 |
| Livingston | 2,922 39.0% | 3,733 49.8% | 841 | 7,496 | R+10.8 |
| Iroquois | 2,667 36.5% | 4,103 56.2% | 537 | 7,307 | R+19.7 |
| Henry | 1,897 26.1% | 4,400 60.5% | 970 | 7,267 | R+34.4 |
| Bureau | 2,638 37.3% | 4,062 57.4% | 380 | 7,080 | R+20.1 |
| Morgan | 3,447 49.7% | 3,178 45.8% | 311 | 6,936 | D+3.9 |
| Stephenson | 3,073 45.8% | 3,566 53.1% | 71 | 6,710 | R+7.3 |
| Macon | 3,033 45.3% | 3,429 51.2% | 236 | 6,698 | R+5.9 |
| Whiteside | 2,141 32.7% | 3,880 59.3% | 520 | 6,541 | R+26.6 |
| Tazewell | 3,371 52.4% | 2,901 45.1% | 161 | 6,433 | D+7.3 |
| Ogle | 2,029 31.7% | 4,030 63.0% | 340 | 6,399 | R+31.3 |
| Winnebago | 1,500 23.5% | 4,512 70.7% | 366 | 6,378 | R+47.2 |
| Shelby | 3,328 52.3% | 2,009 31.6% | 1,023 | 6,360 | D+20.7 |
| McDonough | 2,866 45.2% | 3,006 47.4% | 468 | 6,340 | R+2.2 |
| Christian | 3,325 53.4% | 2,701 43.4% | 200 | 6,226 | D+10.0 |
| Montgomery | 3,195 52.7% | 2,671 44.0% | 201 | 6,067 | D+8.6 |
| Coles | 2,897 48.0% | 2,994 49.6% | 143 | 6,034 | R+1.6 |
| Edgar | 3,004 50.4% | 2,830 47.5% | 125 | 5,959 | D+2.9 |
| De Kalb | 1,588 27.3% | 4,103 70.6% | 122 | 5,813 | R+43.3 |
| Lee | 2,222 38.3% | 3,354 57.8% | 225 | 5,801 | R+19.5 |
| Logan | 2,687 48.4% | 2,718 49.0% | 141 | 5,546 | R+0.6 |
| Jo Daviess | 2,369 42.8% | 2,975 53.7% | 196 | 5,540 | R+10.9 |
| McHenry | 1,806 32.8% | 3,507 63.6% | 200 | 5,513 | R+30.9 |
| Randolph | 2,620 49.0% | 2,689 50.3% | 41 | 5,350 | R+1.3 |
| Warren | 1,991 38.6% | 2,833 55.0% | 328 | 5,152 | R+16.3 |
| Greene | 3,143 61.9% | 1,871 36.9% | 61 | 5,075 | D+25.1 |
| Marion | 2,495 49.5% | 2,027 40.3% | 514 | 5,036 | D+9.3 |
| Fayette | 2,626 52.9% | 2,132 42.9% | 207 | 4,965 | D+9.9 |
| Kankakee | 1,638 33.1% | 3,194 64.5% | 117 | 4,949 | R+31.4 |
| Jackson | 2,150 45.1% | 2,066 43.3% | 551 | 4,767 | D+1.8 |
| Clark | 2,362 50.0% | 2,021 42.8% | 340 | 4,723 | D+7.2 |
| White | 2,582 55.3% | 1,811 38.8% | 274 | 4,667 | D+16.5 |
| Woodford | 2,391 53.4% | 1,961 43.8% | 123 | 4,475 | D+9.6 |
| Lake | 1,518 34.3% | 2,844 64.3% | 61 | 4,423 | R+30.0 |
| Wayne | 2,192 49.6% | 2,048 46.3% | 180 | 4,420 | D+3.3 |
| Jefferson | 2,302 53.3% | 1,703 39.4% | 312 | 4,317 | D+13.9 |
| Mercer | 1,408 32.9% | 2,295 53.5% | 583 | 4,286 | R+20.7 |
| Washington | 1,927 45.5% | 2,262 53.4% | 46 | 4,235 | R+7.9 |
| De Witt | 1,837 45.5% | 2,010 49.7% | 194 | 4,041 | R+4.3 |
| Clinton | 2,232 56.7% | 1,562 39.7% | 144 | 3,938 | D+17.0 |
| Effingham | 2,454 62.7% | 1,347 34.4% | 110 | 3,911 | D+28.3 |
| Williamson | 1,811 47.4% | 1,845 48.3% | 161 | 3,817 | R+0.9 |
| Mason | 1,915 51.8% | 1,609 43.5% | 175 | 3,699 | D+8.3 |
| Douglas | 1,683 45.8% | 1,918 52.2% | 72 | 3,673 | R+6.4 |
| Piatt | 1,563 43.6% | 1,857 51.8% | 167 | 3,587 | R+8.2 |
| Du Page | 1,238 34.6% | 2,322 64.9% | 18 | 3,578 | R+30.3 |
| Jersey | 2,098 58.7% | 1,327 37.1% | 149 | 3,574 | D+21.6 |
| Schuyler | 1,924 54.7% | 1,517 43.1% | 78 | 3,519 | D+11.6 |
| Carroll | 971 27.7% | 2,381 67.9% | 154 | 3,506 | R+40.2 |
| Crawford | 1,920 55.1% | 1,540 44.2% | 25 | 3,485 | D+10.9 |
| Grundy | 1,159 33.9% | 2,009 58.8% | 249 | 3,417 | R+24.9 |
| Union | 2,261 66.2% | 1,141 33.4% | 12 | 3,414 | D+32.8 |
| Richland | 1,774 52.1% | 1,628 47.9% | 3,402 | D+4.3 | |
| Marshall | 1,616 47.7% | 1,667 49.2% | 105 | 3,388 | R+1.5 |
| Perry | 1,535 45.7% | 1,725 51.4% | 96 | 3,356 | R+5.7 |
| Clay | 1,655 49.4% | 1,550 46.3% | 146 | 3,351 | D+3.1 |
| Cass | 1,757 53.9% | 1,236 37.9% | 267 | 3,260 | D+16.0 |
| Hamilton | 1,732 53.3% | 979 30.1% | 538 | 3,249 | D+23.2 |
| Franklin | 1,595 50.3% | 1,263 39.8% | 316 | 3,174 | D+10.5 |
| Saline | 1,599 51.2% | 1,496 47.9% | 28 | 3,123 | D+3.3 |
| Ford | 724 23.3% | 1,792 57.7% | 590 | 3,106 | R+34.4 |
| Bond | 1,272 41.2% | 1,709 55.3% | 108 | 3,089 | R+14.1 |
| Jasper | 1,741 57.5% | 1,195 39.4% | 94 | 3,030 | D+18.0 |
| Lawrence | 1,502 49.6% | 1,488 49.1% | 38 | 3,028 | D+0.5 |
| Cumberland | 1,570 51.9% | 1,366 45.2% | 87 | 3,023 | D+6.7 |
| Moultrie | 1,588 52.6% | 1,217 40.3% | 213 | 3,018 | D+12.3 |
| Alexander | 1,350 45.4% | 1,573 52.9% | 50 | 2,973 | R+7.5 |
| Menard | 1,432 48.9% | 969 33.1% | 530 | 2,931 | D+15.8 |
| Monroe | 1,709 59.2% | 1,179 40.8% | 2,888 | D+18.4 | |
| Kendall | 682 23.9% | 1,936 67.8% | 237 | 2,855 | R+43.9 |
| Brown | 1,635 58.4% | 995 35.5% | 170 | 2,800 | D+22.9 |
| Gallatin | 1,567 59.4% | 1,052 39.9% | 18 | 2,637 | D+19.5 |
| Johnson | 875 33.9% | 1,513 58.7% | 191 | 2,579 | R+24.7 |
| Pope | 894 35.6% | 1,566 62.3% | 54 | 2,514 | R+26.7 |
| Boone | 351 14.2% | 2,024 81.8% | 98 | 2,473 | R+67.7 |
| Scott | 1,266 51.6% | 1,031 42.0% | 155 | 2,452 | D+9.6 |
| Stark | 684 27.9% | 1,378 56.3% | 386 | 2,448 | R+28.3 |
| Henderson | 878 37.3% | 1,266 53.8% | 209 | 2,353 | R+16.5 |
| Massac | 778 34.2% | 1,482 65.1% | 15 | 2,275 | R+30.9 |
| Wabash | 1,150 54.2% | 937 44.2% | 34 | 2,121 | D+10.0 |
| Pulaski | 734 37.5% | 1,174 60.0% | 50 | 1,958 | R+22.5 |
| Edwards | 578 32.8% | 1,176 66.7% | 10 | 1,764 | R+33.9 |
| Calhoun | 956 64.9% | 493 33.5% | 23 | 1,472 | D+31.5 |
| Hardin | 761 60.7% | 482 38.5% | 10 | 1,253 | D+22.3 |
| Putnam | 497 41.2% | 705 58.4% | 5 | 1,207 | R+17.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1880; 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 |