The 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
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County results Yates: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Alschuler: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor John Riley Tanner retired in order to unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate.
Republican nominee Richard Yates Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Samuel Alschuler with 51.49% of the vote.
The Democratic state convention was held on June 26 and 27, 1900 at the State Capitol in Springfield.[5][6]
The results of the balloting were as follows:[7][8][9]
Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||
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1st | 2nd | ||||||
Samuel Alschuler | 448.5 | 608.5 | |||||
Adam Ortseifen | 411.5 | 417.5 | |||||
Alfred Orendorff | 252.5 | 136 | |||||
Nicholas E. Worthington | 48 | 43 | |||||
Charles K. Ladd | 45 | 0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Samuel Alschuler | 608.5 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | Adam Ortseifen | 417.5 | 34.6 | |
Democratic | Alfred Orendorff | 136 | 11.3 | |
Democratic | Nicholas E. Worthington | 43 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | 1,205 | 100.00 |
The Republican state convention was held from May 8, 1900 at Peoria.[13]
The results of the balloting were as follows:[14][15][16][17][18][19]
Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||||
Richard Yates Jr. | 272.5 | 276 | 345.5 | 971 | |||||
Walter Reeves | 331.5 | 410 | 482.5 | 566 | |||||
Elbridge Hanecy | 573.5 | 529 | 430 | 0 | |||||
Orrin N. Carter | 359.5 | 322 | 279 | 0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Yates Jr. | 971 | 63.2 | |
Republican | Walter Reeves | 566 | 36.8 | |
Total votes | 1,537 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Richard Yates Jr. | 580,199 | 51.49% | ||
Democratic | Samuel Alschuler | 518,966 | 46.06% | ||
Prohibition | Visscher Vare Barnes | 15,643 | 1.39% | ||
Social Democratic | Herman C. Perry | 8,611 | 0.76% | ||
Socialist Labor | Louis P. Hoffman | 1,319 | 0.12% | ||
Populist | Alfred Cheesbrough Van Tine | 1,106 | 0.10% | ||
Union Reform Party | Lloyd G. Spencer | 650 | 0.06% | ||
United Christian Party | John Cordingly | 334 | 0.03% | ||
Majority | 61,233 | 5.43% | |||
Turnout | 1,126,828 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |