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1846 Illinois Governor Election
Illinois · 3 candidates
French +21.5 pts · won by 21,624 votes
Augustus C. FrenchDemocraticWINNER58.2%
58,657 votes
Thomas M. KilpatrickWhig Party36.69%
37,033 votes
Richard EellsLiberty Party5.11%
5,154 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.