1900 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1900 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1900 (1900-11-06)

Nominee William Northcott Elmer A. Perry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 584,717 509,686 Percentage 52.06% 45.38%

Lieutenant Governor before election William Northcott Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor William Northcott Republican

The 1900 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. It saw the reelection of incumbent Republican William Northcott.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

• Elmer A. Perry, member of the Illinois General Assembly[1]

Results

Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer A. Perry	acclaimed

Republican nomination

Candidates

• William Northcott, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Northcott (incumbent)	acclaimed

General election

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1900[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Northcott (incumbent)	584,717	52.06%
	Democratic	Elmer A. Perry	509,686	45.38%
	Prohibition	Joseph A. Harris	16,452	1.47%
	Social Democratic	Azel Pierson	8,891	0.79%
	Socialist Labor	William W. Cox	1,313	0.12%
	Populist	James Ferris	1,146	0.10%
	Union Reform Party	L. A. Quellmalz	651	0.06%
	United Christian Party	C. H. Thomas	310	0.03%
Majority			75,031	27.78%
Turnout			1,123,166	6.68%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election

References

1. "The Democratic Nominees". Rock Island Argus. Rock Island, Ill. June 30, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
2. Illinois Blue Book 1901, p. 144.
3. Illinois Blue Book 1901, p. 142.
4. Illinois Official Vote 1900, pp. 5–6.

Bibliography

• J. L. Pickering (1901). Official Directory of the Forty-Second General Assembly of Illinois. Session of 1901. Springfield, Illinois: Press of Talbott & Hamann.
• Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State (1900). Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, November 6, 1900. Springfield, Illinois: Phillips Bros., State Printers.