1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1876 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee Andrew Shuman defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent acting lieutenant governor Archibald A. Glenn and Greenback nominee James H. Pickrell.

1876 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

7 November 1876

Nominee Andrew Shuman Archibald A. Glenn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 278,167 255,970 Percentage 50.38% 46.36%

Lieutenant Governor before election Archibald A. Glenn (Acting) Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Andrew Shuman Republican

General election

On election day, 7 November 1876, Republican nominee Andrew Shuman won the election by a margin of 22,197 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Archibald A. Glenn, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Shuman was sworn in as the 21st lieutenant governor of Illinois on 3 January 1877.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1876

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Shuman	278,167	50.38
	Democratic	Archibald A. Glenn	255,970	46.36
	Greenback	James H. Pickrell	18,053	3.26
Total votes			552,190	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1876 Illinois gubernatorial election