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1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1900 November 8, 1904 (1904-11-08) 1908 →
 
Nominee Lawrence Y. Sherman Thomas F. Ferns James H. Brower
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 628,774 332,134 62,333
Percentage 58.88% 31.10% 5.84%

Lieutenant Governor before election

William Northcott
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Lawrence Y. Sherman
Republican

The 1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. It saw the election of Republican nominee Lawrence Y. Sherman, who defeated Democratic nominee Thomas F. Ferns and five other candidates.

The Democratic and Republican nominees were chosen by their respective parties' state conventions.

Democratic nomination

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas F. Ferns acclaimed

Republican nomination

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawrence Y. Sherman 1,076.5 71.67%
Republican Frank L. Smith 424.5 28.26%
Republican W. J. Conzelman 1 0.07%
Total votes 1,502 100.00

Following the ballot, Smith withdrew his name and moved that the nomination of Sherman be made unanimous, which was carried.[8]

General election

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Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1904[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lawrence Y. Sherman 628,774 58.88%
Democratic Thomas F. Ferns 332,134 31.10%
Socialist James H. Brower 62,333 5.84%
Prohibition Marion Gallup 34,768 3.26%
Populist William Hess 4,671 0.44%
Socialist Labor Carl Koechlin 4,511 0.42%
Continental Party William B. Kerney 771 0.07%
Majority 296,640 27.78%
Turnout 1,067,962 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Candidate for Governor and his running mates on the Democratic State Ticket". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. June 15, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 567.
  3. ^ Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities, 1907. New York, NY: The Moody Corporation. 1907. p. 1333.
  4. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 388.
  5. ^ United States Congress. "Frank L. Smith (id: S000534)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 426.
  7. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 565.
  8. ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 389.
  9. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, pp. 592–593.
  10. ^ Illinois Senate Journal 1905, p. 42.
  11. ^ "IL Lt. Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

Bibliography

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