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      Home/Elections/1888/Governor/Illinois
      1888·Governor·Illinois

      Illinois Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Joseph W. Fifer
      49.1%367,856 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      John McAuley Palmer
      47.5%355,313 votes
      Margin
      R+1.7
      748,474 total votes
      3 candidates748,474 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Joseph W. FiferREP✓
      		REP367,85649.1%
      John McAuley PalmerDEM
      		DEM355,31347.5%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH25,3053.4%

      Seat History

      Governor in Illinois

      2022
      J.B. PritzkerDEM
      D+12.5
      2018
      J.B. PritzkerDEM
      D+15.7
      2014
      Bruce RaunerREP
      R+3.9
      2010
      Pat QuinnDEM
      D+0.8
      2006
      Rod R BlagojevichDEM
      D+10.5
      2002
      Rod R BlagojevichDEM
      D+7.1
      1998
      George H. RyanREP
      R+3.6
      1994
      Jim EdgarREP
      R+29.4
      1990
      Jim EdgarREP
      R+2.6
      1986
      James R. ThompsonREP
      R+46.0
      1982
      James R. ThompsonREP
      R+0.1
      1978
      James R. ThompsonREP
      R+18.9
      1976
      James R. ThompsonREP
      R+30.1
      1972
      Daniel WalkerDEM
      D+1.7
      1968
      Richard B. OgilvieREP
      R+2.8
      View all Governor history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      John McAuley PalmerDEM
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginR+6.3
      Career1868-1888
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Joseph W. FiferREP
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginD+0.5
      Career1888-1892
      Governor
      Full profile →

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