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1830 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1830 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

John Reynolds won the 1830 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. John Reynolds received 12,837 popular votes (58.95%). The main challenger was William Kinney (41.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Reynolds and Kinney

Reynolds +17.9 pts · won by 3,899 votes
John ReynoldsDemocraticWINNER58.95%
12,837 votes
William KinneyDemocratic41.05%
8,938 votes
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.