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  Rock Island County Sheriff
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OfficeCounty Sheriff
HonorificCounty Sheriff - Abbr: County Sheriff
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1918 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1918 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1918 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start December 01, 1918 - 06:05pm
Term End December 30, 1918 - 06:00pm
Contributorev
Last Modifiedev October 05, 2020 04:26pm
Data SourcesRock Island Argus, November 8, 1918
Description Term end due to death. Sheriff Wiggers was shot and killed by bandits whom he was pursuing.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/03/1914
NameGeorge H. Richmond Votes6,407 (43.77%)
Term12/01/1914 - 12/01/1918 Margin2,232 (+15.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1920
NameJohn G. Miller Votes21,290 (76.01%)
Term12/01/1920 - 12/01/1922 Margin14,570 (+52.02%)
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Name Jacob S. Wigers John H. Coburn William O. Olson  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist  
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Certified Votes 7,590 (61.69%) 3,454 (28.07%) 1,260 (10.24%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,136 (-33.62%) -6,330 (-51.45%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 01/01/1918 01/01/1918 01/01/1918  
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