1904 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 1904 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.

1904 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Nominee Charles S. Deneen Lawrence B. Stringer John Collins
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 634,029 334,880 59,062
Percentage 59.09% 31.21% 5.51%

County results
Deneen:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Stringer:      40-50%      50-60%

Governor before election

Richard Yates Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

Charles S. Deneen
Republican

Incumbent Republican Governor Richard Yates Jr. was denied renomination by his party.

Republican nominee Charles S. Deneen defeated Democratic nominee Lawrence B. Stringer with 59.09% of the vote.

Democratic nomination

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Results

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The Democratic state convention was held on June 15, 1904, at the State Armory in Springfield.[1]

Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lawrence B. Stringer acclaimed

Republican nomination

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Results

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The Republican state convention was held from May 12 to 20 and, following a recess, from May 31 to June 3, 1904, at the State Armory in Springfield.[9]

The results of the balloting were as follows[10][11][12][13][14][15] (fractions ignored until 39th ballot):

Republican gubernatorial nomination, 79th ballot[16][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Deneen 957.5 63.75%
Republican Frank O. Lowden 522.5 34.79%
Republican Vespasian Warner 21 1.40%
Republican Richard Yates Jr. 1 0.07%
Total votes 1,502 100.00

Following the 79th ballot, Lowden moved that the nomination of Deneen be made unanimous, which was carried viva voce.[19]

General election

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Illinois gubernatorial election, 1904[22][23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles S. Deneen 634,029 59.09%
Democratic Lawrence B. Stringer 334,880 31.21%
Socialist John Collins 59,062 5.51%
Prohibition Robert H. Patton 35,440 3.30%
Socialist Labor Philip Veal 4,379 0.41%
Populist James Hogan 4,364 0.41%
Continental Party Andrew G. Specht 780 0.07%
Majority 299,149 27.88%
Turnout 1,072,934 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 567.
  2. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 378.
  3. ^ Henry County, Illinois: History and Families. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. 2000. p. 22. ISBN 1-56311-665-0.
  4. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 224.
  5. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 376.
  6. ^ "Sherman drops out on fiftieth ballot". The Champaign Daily News. Vol. 9, no. 258. Champaign, Illinois. May 20, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 380.
  8. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 377.
  9. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 564.
  10. ^ "Illinois deadlock unbroken". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 231. Los Angeles, California. May 17, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Still deadlocked at Springfield". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 231. Los Angeles, California. May 17, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Seventh day of the Illinois Republican convention deadlock". Indianapolis Journal. Vol. 54, no. 141. Indianapolis, Indiana. May 20, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  13. ^ "May try to settle it by means of secret ballot". Rock Island Argus. Vol. 53, no. 192. Rock Island, Illinois. June 1, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "Done by a combine". Plymouth Tribune. Vol. 3, no. 36. Plymouth, Indiana. June 9, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  15. ^ McCan Davis 1904, pp. 395–425.
  16. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 565.
  17. ^ Holstein, Jerome B. (1974). Lawrence Yates Sherman: United States Senator from Illinois, 1913-1921 (Masters). Eastern Illinois University. p. 9. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "IL Governor, 1904 – R Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  19. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 382.
  20. ^ Richardson, Darcy G. (2007). Others: Third Parties during the Populist period. iUniverse, Inc. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-595-68624-7.
  21. ^ IWW Yearbook, 1906.
  22. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, pp. 590–591.
  23. ^ Illinois Senate Journal 1905, p. 41.
  24. ^ "IL Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

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