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OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 1888 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 01, 1888 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 03, 1888 - 12:00am Central
Term Start January 14, 1889 - 06:00pm
Term End January 10, 1893 - 06:00pm
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Last Modifiedev May 18, 2010 06:39pm
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Description Fifer was nominated on the 4th Ballot.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1884
NameRichard James Oglesby Votes334,234 (49.63%)
Term01/30/1885 - 01/14/1889 Margin14,599 (+2.17%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1888
NameJoseph W. Fifer Votes367,860 (49.15%)
Term01/14/1889 - 01/10/1893 Margin12,547 (+1.68%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIL Governor 11/06/1888

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Name Joseph W. Fifer Rep. John McNulta James A. Connolly John Irving Rinaker John O. Smith Francis M. Wright Clark E. Carr
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Certified Votes 606 (72.66%) 101 (12.11%) 58 (6.95%) 32 (3.84%) 17 (2.04%) 14 (1.68%) 6 (0.72%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -505 (-60.55%) -548 (-65.71%) -574 (-68.82%) -589 (-70.62%) -592 (-70.98%) -600 (-71.94%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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