1860 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1860 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1860 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee Francis Hoffmann defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Illinois House of Representatives Lewis Winans Ross, Independent Democrat Henry S. Blackburn and Constitutional Union nominee Thomas Snell.

1860 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

6 November 1860

Nominee Francis Hoffmann Lewis Winans Ross Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 171,757 158,883 Percentage 51.10% 47.27%

Lieutenant Governor before election Thomas Marshall Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Francis Hoffmann Republican

General election

On election day, 6 November 1860, Republican nominee Francis Hoffmann won the election by a margin of 12,874 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Lewis Winans Ross, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Hoffmann was sworn in as the 15th lieutenant governor of Illinois on 3 January 1861.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1860

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis Hoffmann	171,757	51.10
	Democratic	Lewis Winans Ross	158,883	47.27
	Independent Democrat	Henry S. Blackburn	3,569	1.06
	Constitutional Union	Thomas Snell	1,909	0.57
Total votes			336,118	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1860 Illinois gubernatorial election