1896 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1896 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Republican nominee William Northcott defeated Democratic nominee Monroe Carroll Crawford, as well as several other candidates.

1896 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

3 November 1896

Nominee William Northcott Monroe Carroll Crawford Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 601,829 464,475 Percentage 55.33% 42.70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Joseph B. Gill Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor William Northcott Republican

General election

On election day, 3 November 1896, Republican nominee William Northcott won the election by a margin of 137,354 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Monroe Carroll Crawford, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Northcott was sworn in on 3 January 1897.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1896

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Northcott	601,829	55.33
	Democratic	Monroe Carroll Crawford	464,475	42.70
	Prohibition	Henry B. Kepley	11,390	1.05
	Independent Democrat	Chester A. Babcock	7,158	0.66
	Socialist Labor	Charles R. Davis	1,084	0.10
	Populist	Henry Demarest Lloyd	1,003	0.09
	National	John A. Kirkpatrick	739	0.07
Total votes			1,087,678	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1896 Illinois gubernatorial election