Illinois gubernatorial election, 1846

August 3, 1842



Nominee	Augustus C. French	Thomas M. Kilpatrick
Party	Democratic	Whig
Running mate	Joseph Wells	Unknown
Popular vote	58,657	37,033
Percentage	58.20%	36.69%

Governor before election

Thomas Ford
Democratic

Elected Governor

Augustus C. French
Democratic

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1842 was the eighth quadrennial election for this office. Democrat Augustus C. French defeated Whig nominee Thomas M. Kilpatrick,for the office. Richard Eels of the Liberty Party came in a distant third. The term was cut short, and lasted only half the normal length. This synchronized the gubernatorial election with the election for President.

Results

1846 gubernatorial election, Illinois
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Augustus C. French	58,657	58.20%	+4.68%
	Whig	Thomas M. Kilpatrick	37,033	36.69%	-8.74%
	Liberty	Richard Eels	5,154	5.11%	+4.07%
Majority			21,624	21.51%	N/A
Turnout			100,844	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

Illinois Blue Book 1899

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