1818 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1818 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 17 September 1818 in order to elect the first lieutenant governor of Illinois upon Illinois acquiring statehood on 3 December 1818. Democratic-Republican candidate Pierre Menard defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidates William L. Reynolds and Edward N. Cullom.

1818 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

17 September 1818

Nominee Pierre Menard William L. Reynolds Edward N. Cullom Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 2,133 914 760 Percentage 56.03% 24.01% 19.96%

Lieutenant Governor before election Office Established Elected Lieutenant Governor Pierre Menard Democratic-Republican

General election

On election day, 17 September 1818, Democratic-Republican candidate Pierre Menard won the election by a margin of 1,219 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate William L. Reynolds, thereby gaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Menard was sworn in as the 1st lieutenant governor of Illinois on 6 October 1818.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1818

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Pierre Menard	2,133	56.03
	Democratic-Republican	William L. Reynolds	914	24.01
	Democratic-Republican	Edward N. Cullom	760	19.96
Total votes			3,807	100.00
	Democratic-Republican gain from

See also

• 1818 Illinois gubernatorial election