1834 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1834 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Joseph Duncan won the 1834 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Joseph Duncan received 17,349 popular votes (52.93%). The main challenger was William Kinney (31.21%).

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

Duncan +21.7 pts · won by 7,120 votes
17,349 votes
10,229 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% 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.