Illinois gubernatorial election, 1834

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1834

August 4, 1834

Nominee Joseph Duncan William Kinney Robert K. McLaughlin Party Whig Democratic Independent Running mate Alexander Jenkins Unknown Unknown Popular vote 17,349 10,229 4,315 Percentage 52.93% 31.21% 13.16%

Gold denotes a win by Duncan, Blue by Kinney, and Grey by McLaughlin

Governor before election William Lee D. Ewing Democratic Elected Governor Joseph Duncan Whig

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1834 was the fifth quadrennial election for this office. U.S. Representative Joseph Duncan was elected by a majority of the voters. He defeated former Lt. Governor William Kinney and former state treasurer Robert K. McLaughlin. Kinney had run in the election before as well. This was the only election of a Whig Governor in Illinois history.

Results

1834 gubernatorial election, Illinois
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Joseph Duncan	17,349	52.93%	+52.93%
	Democratic	William Kinney	10,229	31.21%	-27.74%
	Independent	Robert K. McLaughlin	4,315	13.16%	N/A
	Independent	James Adams	887	2.71%	N/A
Majority			7,120	21.72%	N/A
Turnout			32,780
	Whig gain from Democratic		Swing

References

• Illinois Blue Book 1899