1892 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.
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County results Altgeld: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Fifer: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor Joseph W. Fifer was defeated by Democratic nominee John Peter Altgeld who won 48.74% of the vote. Altgeld was the first Democratic Governor of Illinois elected since 1852, before the foundation of the Republican Party.
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