1842 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1842 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1 August 1842

Nominee John Moore William H. Henderson Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 45,567 38,426 Percentage 53.67% 45.26%

Lieutenant Governor before election Stinson Anderson Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor John Moore Democratic

The 1842 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 1 August 1842 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee and former member of the Illinois Senate John Moore defeated Whig nominee William H. Henderson and Liberty nominee Fredrick H. Collins.

General election

On election day, 1 August 1842, Democratic nominee John Moore won the election by a margin of 7,141 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee William H. Henderson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Moore was sworn in as the 9th lieutenant governor of Illinois on 3 December 1842.

Results

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1842

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Moore	45,567	53.67
	Whig	William H. Henderson	38,426	45.26
	Liberty	Fredrick H. Collins	900	1.06
	Write-in		6	0.01
Total votes			84,899	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1842 Illinois gubernatorial election