1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1880 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee John Marshall Hamilton defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Illinois Senate Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Greenback nominee Andrew Blainey Adair.

1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

2 November 1880

Nominee John Marshall Hamilton Lewis Baldwin Parsons Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 317,160 275,966 Percentage 51.16% 44.52%

Lieutenant Governor before election Andrew Shuman Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor John Marshall Hamilton Republican

General election

On election day, 2 November 1880, Republican nominee John Marshall Hamilton won the election by a margin of 41,194 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Lewis Baldwin Parsons, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Hamilton was sworn in as the 21th lieutenant governor of Illinois on 3 January 1881.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1880

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Marshall Hamilton	317,160	51.16
	Democratic	Lewis Baldwin Parsons	275,966	44.52
	Greenback	Andrew Blainey Adair	26,774	4.32
Total votes			619,900	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1880 Illinois gubernatorial election