1838 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1838 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

6 August 1838

Nominee Stinson Anderson William H. Davidson Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 30,335 28,716 Percentage 51.35% 48.61%

Lieutenant Governor before election William H. Davidson (Acting) Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Stinson Anderson Democratic

The 1838 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1838 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee and former member of the Illinois House of Representatives Stinson Anderson defeated Whig nominee and incumbent acting lieutenant governor William H. Davidson.

General election

On election day, 6 August 1838, Democratic nominee Stinson Anderson won the election by a margin of 1,619 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee William H. Davidson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Anderson was sworn in as the 8th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on 7 December 1838.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1838

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stinson Anderson	30,335	51.35
	Whig	William H. Davidson (incumbent)	28,716	48.61
	Write-in		22	0.04
Total votes			59,073	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1838 Illinois gubernatorial election