1830 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1830 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 1830 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee Zadok Casey defeated Democratic-Republican nominee Rigdon Slocumb, candidate James Adams and candidate James M. Higbee.

1830 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

2 August 1830

Nominee Zadok Casey Rigdon Slocumb James Adams Party Democratic Democratic-Republican Nonpartisan Popular vote 10,209 8,488 1,647 Percentage 50.18% 41.72% 8.10%

Lieutenant Governor before election William Kinney Democratic-Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Zadok Casey Democratic

General election

On election day, 2 August 1830, Democratic nominee Zadok Casey won the election by a margin of 1,721 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-Republican nominee Rigdon Slocumb, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Casey was sworn in as the 4th lieutenant governor of Illinois on 6 December 1830.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1830

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zadok Casey	10,209	50.18
	Democratic-Republican	Rigdon Slocumb	8,488	41.72
	Nonpartisan	James Adams	1,647	8.10
	Nonpartisan	James M. Higbee	1	0.00
Total votes			20,345	100.00
	Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican

See also

• 1830 Illinois gubernatorial election