1842 Illinois gubernatorial election

1842 Illinois gubernatorial election
	County Results ; Ford: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% ; Duncan: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 80-90% 90-100%
Governor before election; Thomas Carlin; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Thomas Ford; Democratic

The 1842 Illinois gubernatorial election was the seventh quadrennial election for this office. Democrat Thomas Ford, who replaced the original Democratic nominee Adam W. Snyder following his death, defeated former Whig governor Joseph Duncan, who was running for a nonconsecutive second term.^[1]

Results

1842 gubernatorial election, Illinois
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Ford	46,452	53.52%	+2.74%
	Whig	Joseph Duncan	39,429	45.43%	−3.79%
	Independent	Charles M. Hunter	906	1.04%	+1.04%
	Independent	Scattering	3	0.00%	0.00%
Majority			7,023	8.09%	N/A
Turnout			86,793
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ Howard, Robert P. (1988). Mostly Good and Competent Men (2nd ed.). Springfield, Illinois: Institute for Public Affairs. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-938943-15-4.

Illinois Blue Book 1899

[:0-1] Howard, Robert P. (1988). Mostly Good and Competent Men (2nd ed.). Springfield, Illinois: Institute for Public Affairs. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-938943-15-4.

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