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{{Infobox Election
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
| election_name = 1904 Illinois gubernatorial election
{{Infobox election
| country = Illinois
| election_name = 1904 Illinois gubernatorial election
| flag_year = 1896
| country = Illinois
| type = presidential
| flag_year = 1896
| ongoing = No
| type = presidential
| previous_election = 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election
| ongoing = No
| previous_year = 1900
| next_election = 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election
| previous_election = 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1900
| next_year = 1908
| next_election = 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election
| election_date = {{Start date|1904|11|8}}
| next_year = 1908

| election_date = {{Start date|1904|11|8}}
| image1 = [[File:C.S. Deneen LCCN2014716647 (cropped).jpg|x140px]]
| image1 = C.S. Deneen LCCN2014716647 (cropped)2.jpg
| nominee1 = '''[[Charles S. Deneen]]'''
| nominee1 = '''[[Charles S. Deneen]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| running_mate1 = '''[[Lawrence Yates Sherman]]'''
| popular_vote1 = '''634,029'''
| popular_vote1 = '''634,029'''
| percentage1 = '''59.09%'''
| percentage1 = '''59.09%'''
| image2 = Lawrence B. Stringer (Illinois Congressman) (cropped).jpg

| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|x100px]]
| nominee2 = [[Lawrence B. Stringer]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| nominee2 = [[Lawrence B. Stringer]]
| popular_vote2 = 334,880
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| percentage2 = 31.21%
| running_mate2 = Thomas F. Ferns
| image3 = File:John Collins, Illinois Socialist (cropped).png
| popular_vote2 = 334,880
| nominee3 = [[John Collins (Illinois politician)|John Collins]]
| percentage2 = 31.21%
| party3 = Socialist Party of America

| popular_vote3 = 59,062
| image3 = [[File:No image.svg|x100px]]
| percentage3 = 5.51%
| nominee3 = John Collins
| map_image = 1904 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| party3 = Socialist Party of America
| map_size = 300px
| running_mate3 = James H. Brower
| map_caption = County results <br/>
| popular_vote3 = 59,062
'''Deneen:''' {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80-90%}}<br>'''Stringer:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50-60%}}
| percentage3 = 5.51%
| title = [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]]

| before_election = [[Richard Yates Jr.]]
| map_image =
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| map_size =
| after_election = [[Charles S. Deneen]]
| map_caption =
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

| title = [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]]
| before_election = [[Richard Yates Jr.]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Charles S. Deneen]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
}}
{{ElectionsIL}}
{{ElectionsIL}}
The '''1904 Illinois gubernatorial election''' was held on November 8, 1904.
The '''1904 Illinois gubernatorial election''' was held on November 8, 1904.


Incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]] [[Richard Yates Jr.]] was denied renomination by his party.
Incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]] [[Richard Yates Jr.]] was denied renomination by his party.
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==Democratic nomination==
==Democratic nomination==
===Governor===
===Candidates===
====Candidates====
*[[Lawrence B. Stringer]] of [[Lincoln, Illinois|Lincoln]], [[Illinois Senate|State Senator]]
*[[Lawrence B. Stringer]] of [[Lincoln, Illinois|Lincoln]], [[Illinois Senate|State Senator]]


====Results====
===Results===
The Democratic state convention was held on June 15, 1904 at the State Armory in [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]].{{Sfn|Illinois Blue Book|1905|p=567}}
The Democratic state convention was held on June 15, 1904, at the State Armory in [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]].{{Sfn|Illinois Blue Book|1905|p=567}}


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|percentage =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Lieutenant Governor===
====Candidates====
*Thomas F. Ferns of [[Jerseyville, Illinois|Jerseyville]], former [[Illinois House of Representatives|State Representative]]<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Candidate for Governor and his running mates on the Democratic State Ticket |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27813204/possible-lead/ |work=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=15 June 1904 |page=2 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref>

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title=Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot{{Sfn|Illinois Blue Book|1905|p=567}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas F. Ferns
|votes = '''acclaimed'''
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==Republican nomination==
==Republican nomination==
===Governor===
===Candidates===
====Candidates====
*[[Charles S. Deneen]] of [[Chicago]], [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] [[State's attorney]] and former [[Illinois House of Representatives|State Representative]]
*[[Charles S. Deneen]] of [[Chicago]], [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] [[State's attorney]] and former [[Illinois House of Representatives|State Representative]]
*[[Howland J. Hamlin]] of [[Shelbyville, Illinois|Shelbyville]], [[Illinois Attorney General]] (withdrew after 78th ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=378}}
*[[Howland J. Hamlin]] of [[Shelbyville, Illinois|Shelbyville]], [[Illinois Attorney General]] (withdrew after 78th ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=378}}
*[[Frank O. Lowden]] of [[Chicago]], former professor of law at [[Northwestern University]]
*[[Frank O. Lowden]] of [[Chicago]], former professor of law at [[Northwestern University]]
*John H. Pierce of [[Kewanee, Illinois|Kewanee]], president of the Western Tube Company<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Henry County, Illinois: History and Families |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=biCbIRzKgqYC&lpg=PA22&pg=PA22 |location=Paducah, Kentucky |publisher=Turner Publishing Company |page=22 |date=2000 |isbn=1-56311-665-0}}</ref> (put into nomination before 3rd ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=224}} (withdrew after 78th ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=376}}
*John H. Pierce of [[Kewanee, Illinois|Kewanee]], president of the Western Tube Company<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Henry County, Illinois: History and Families |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=biCbIRzKgqYC&pg=PA22 |location=Paducah, Kentucky |publisher=Turner Publishing Company |page=22 |date=2000 |isbn=1-56311-665-0}}</ref> (put into nomination before 3rd ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=224}} (withdrew after 78th ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=376}}
*[[Lawrence Y. Sherman]] of [[Macomb, Illinois|Macomb]], [[Illinois House of Representatives|State Representative]] (withdrew after 49th ballot, returned before 57th ballot)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Sherman drops out on fiftieth ballot |url=https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=CDN19040520.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------- |work= The Champaign Daily News |volume=9 |issue=258 |location=Champaign, Illinois |date=20 May 1904 |page=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref> (withdrew after 78th ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=380}}
*[[Lawrence Y. Sherman]] of [[Macomb, Illinois|Macomb]], [[Illinois House of Representatives|State Representative]] (withdrew after 49th ballot, returned before 57th ballot)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Sherman drops out on fiftieth ballot |url=https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=CDN19040520.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------- |work= The Champaign Daily News |volume=9 |issue=258 |location=Champaign, Illinois |date=20 May 1904 |page=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref> (withdrew after 78th ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=380}}
*[[Vespasian Warner]] of [[Clinton, Illinois|Clinton]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for the [[Illinois's 19th congressional district|19th district]]
*[[Vespasian Warner]] of [[Clinton, Illinois|Clinton]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for the [[Illinois's 19th congressional district|19th district]]
*[[Richard Yates Jr.]] of [[Jacksonville, Illinois|Jacksonville]], incumbent [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]] (withdrew after 78th ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=377}}
*[[Richard Yates Jr.]] of [[Jacksonville, Illinois|Jacksonville]], incumbent [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]] (withdrew after 78th ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=377}}


====Results====
===Results===
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, Illinois|Springfield]].{{Sfn|Illinois Blue Book|1905|p=564}}
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, Illinois|Springfield]].{{Sfn|Illinois Blue Book|1905|p=564}}


The results of the balloting were as follows<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Illinois deadlock unbroken |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19040517.1.2& |work=Los Angeles Herald |volume=XXXI |issue=231 |location=Los Angeles, California |date=17 May 1904 |page=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Still deadlocked at Springfield |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19040517.1.2& |work=Los Angeles Herald |volume=XXXI |issue=231 |location=Los Angeles, California |date=17 May 1904 |page=2 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Seventh day of the Illinois Republican convention deadlock |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=IJ19040520.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |work=Indianapolis Journal |volume=54 |issue=141 |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=20 May 1904 |page=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=May try to settle it by means of secret ballot |url=https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=RIA19040601.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------- |work=Rock Island Argus |volume=53 |issue=192 |location=Rock Island, Illinois |date=1 June 1904 |page=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Done by a combine |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=PT19040609.1.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |work=Plymouth Tribune |volume=3 |issue=36 |location=Plymouth, Indiana |date=9 June 1904 |page=6 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref>{{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|pp=395-425}} (fractions ignored until 39th ballot):
The results of the balloting were as follows<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Illinois deadlock unbroken |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19040517.1.2& |work=Los Angeles Herald |volume=XXXI |issue=231 |location=Los Angeles, California |date=17 May 1904 |page=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Still deadlocked at Springfield |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19040517.1.2& |work=Los Angeles Herald |volume=XXXI |issue=231 |location=Los Angeles, California |date=17 May 1904 |page=2 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Seventh day of the Illinois Republican convention deadlock |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=IJ19040520.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |work=Indianapolis Journal |volume=54 |issue=141 |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=20 May 1904 |page=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=May try to settle it by means of secret ballot |url=https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=RIA19040601.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------- |work=Rock Island Argus |volume=53 |issue=192 |location=Rock Island, Illinois |date=1 June 1904 |page=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Done by a combine |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=PT19040609.1.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |work=Plymouth Tribune |volume=3 |issue=36 |location=Plymouth, Indiana |date=9 June 1904 |page=6 |access-date=5 May 2020 }}</ref>{{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|pp=395-425}} (fractions ignored until 39th ballot):


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Following the 79th ballot, Lowden moved that the nomination of Deneen be made unanimous, which was carried [[Voice vote|viva voce]].{{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=382}}
Following the 79th ballot, Lowden moved that the nomination of Deneen be made unanimous, which was carried [[Voice vote|viva voce]].{{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=382}}

===Lieutenant Governor===
====Candidates====
*W. J. Conzelman, of [[Pekin, Illinois|Pekin]], President of the Peoria Railway Terminal Company<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities, 1907 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yjhDAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA1333&pg=PA1333 |location=New York, NY |publisher=The Moody Corporation |page=1333 |date=1907 }}</ref> (withdrew during ballot){{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=388}}
*[[Lawrence Y. Sherman]] of [[Macomb, Illinois|Macomb]], [[Illinois House of Representatives|State Representative]]
*[[Frank L. Smith]] of [[Dwight, Illinois|Dwight]]<ref>{{CongBio|S000534|Frank L. Smith|inline=1}}</ref>

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title=Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot{{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=426}}{{Sfn|Illinois Blue Book|1905|p=565}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Lawrence Y. Sherman]]
|votes = 1,076.5
|percentage = 71.67%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Frank L. Smith]]
|votes = 424.5
|percentage = 28.26%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = W. J. Conzelman
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.07%
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,502
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

Following the ballot, Smith withdrew his name and moved that the nomination of Sherman be made unanimous, which was carried.{{Sfn|McCan Davis|1904|p=389}}


==General election==
==General election==
===Governor===
===Candidates===
====Candidates====
*[[Lawrence B. Stringer]], Democratic
*[[Lawrence B. Stringer]], Democratic
*[[Charles S. Deneen]], Republican
*[[Charles S. Deneen]], Republican
*John Collins, Socialist, candidate for [[Mayor of Chicago]] in [[1901 Chicago mayoral election|1901]]
*[[John Collins (Illinois politician)|John Collins]], Socialist, candidate for [[Mayor of Chicago]] in [[1901 Chicago mayoral election|1901]]
*James Hogan, Populist, candidate for the [[Illinois's 1st congressional district|1st district]] in [[1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1898]]
*James Hogan, Populist, candidate for the [[Illinois's 1st congressional district|1st district]] in [[1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1898]]
*Robert H. Patton, Prohibition, candidate for the [[Illinois's 13th congressional district|13th district]] in [[1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1890]]
*Robert H. Patton, Prohibition, candidate for the [[Illinois's 13th congressional district|13th district]] in [[1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1890]]
*Andrew G. Specht, Continental<ref>{{cite book |last=Richardson |first=Darcy G. |author-link=Darcy Richardson |date=2007 |title=Others: Third Parties during the Populist period |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zfhgbsZk1nQC&lpg=PA378&pg=PA378 |publisher=iUniverse, Inc. |page=378 |isbn=978-0-595-68624-7}}</ref>
*Andrew G. Specht, Continental<ref>{{cite book |last=Richardson |first=Darcy G. |author-link=Darcy Richardson |date=2007 |title=Others: Third Parties during the Populist period |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zfhgbsZk1nQC&pg=PA378 |publisher=iUniverse, Inc. |page=378 |isbn=978-0-595-68624-7}}</ref>
*Philip Veal, Socialist Labor, party organizer<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=IWW Yearbook, 1906 |url=https://depts.washington.edu/iww/yearbook1906.shtml }}</ref>
*Philip Veal, Socialist Labor, party organizer<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=IWW Yearbook, 1906 |url=https://depts.washington.edu/iww/yearbook1906.shtml }}</ref>


====Results====
===Results===
{{Election box begin
{{Election box begin
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| title=Illinois gubernatorial election, 1904{{Sfn|Illinois Blue Book|1905|pp=590-591}}{{Sfn|Illinois Senate Journal|1905|p=41}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263302 |title=IL Governor, 1904 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> }}
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{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Party of America
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = John Collins
|candidate = [[John Collins (Illinois politician)|John Collins]]
|votes = 59,062
|votes = 59,062
|percentage = 5.51%
|percentage = 5.51%
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==See also==
===Lieutenant Governor===
*[[1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election]]
====Results====
{{Election box begin
| title=Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1904{{Sfn|Illinois Blue Book|1905|pp=592-593}}{{Sfn|Illinois Senate Journal|1905|p=42}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=390716 |title=IL Lt. Governor, 1904 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = '''[[Lawrence Y. Sherman]]'''
|votes = '''628,774'''
|percentage = '''58.88%'''
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas F. Ferns
|votes = 332,134
|percentage = 31.10%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = James H. Brower
|votes = 62,333
|percentage = 5.84%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Marion Gallup
|votes = 34,768
|percentage = 3.26%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = People's Party (United States)
|candidate = William Hess
|votes = 4,671
|percentage = 0.44%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = Carl Koechlin
|votes = 4,511
|percentage = 0.42%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Continental Party
|candidate = William B. Kerney
|votes = 771
|percentage = 0.07%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 296,640
| percentage = 27.78%
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 1,067,962
| percentage = 100.00%
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:26, 27 November 2024

1904 Illinois gubernatorial election
← 1900 November 8, 1904 (1904-11-08) 1908 →
 
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

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

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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Candidates

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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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Candidates

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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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Candidates

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Results

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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

[edit]

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.
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