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1860 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1860 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Richard Yates won the 1860 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Richard Yates received 172,196 popular votes (51.19%). The main challenger was James C. Allen (47.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Yates and Allen

Yates +3.8 pts · won by 12,943 votes
Richard YatesRepublicanWINNER51.19%
172,196 votes
James C. AllenDemocratic47.34%
159,253 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% 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.