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1838 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1838 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Carlin won the 1838 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Carlin received 30,668 popular votes (50.78%). The main challenger was Cyrus Edwards (49.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Carlin and Edwards

Carlin +1.6 pts · won by 946 votes
Thomas CarlinDemocraticWINNER50.78%
30,668 votes
Cyrus EdwardsWhig Party49.22%
29,722 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.