- Source: 1888 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 1888 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.
Republican nominee Joseph W. Fifer defeated Democratic nominee John M. Palmer with 49.15% of the vote.
Democratic nomination
= Candidates
=John M. Palmer, former Governor
William A. J. Sparks, former U.S. Land Office Commissioner
Adlai Stevenson I, First Assistant United States Postmaster General
Murray F. Tuley, judge
= Results
=The Democratic state convention was held on May 23, 1888, at Springfield.
Palmer's nomination was then made unanimous.
Republican nomination
= Candidates
=Clark E. Carr, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1880
James A. Connolly former State Representative, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
Joseph W. Fifer, former State Senator
John McNulta, former U.S. Congressman for Illinois's 13th congressional district
Richard J. Oglesby, incumbent Governor (not formally nominated)
John Irving Rinaker, chairman of the Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners of Illinois
John C. Smith, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Francis M. Wright
= Results
=The Republican state convention was held on May 2, 1888, at Springfield.
The results of the balloting were as follows:
Fifer's nomination was then made unanimous.
General election
= Candidates
=John M. Palmer, Democratic
Joseph W. Fifer, Republican
David H. Harts, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Illinois's 14th congressional district in 1882
Willis W. Jones, Union Labor
= Results
=References
Notes
Bibliography
Compiled and Printed by the Secretary of State (1889). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election held November 6, 1888. Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder.
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