1826 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1826 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Ninian Edwards won the 1826 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Ninian Edwards received 6,280 popular votes (49.47%). The main challenger was Thomas Sloo Jr. (45.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Edwards and Jr.

Edwards +3.5 pts · won by 446 votes

Ninian EdwardsAnti-Jacksonian PartyWINNER49.47%

6,280 votes

Thomas Sloo Jr.Jacksonian Party45.96%

5,834 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 4.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.