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1876 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1876 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Shelby Moore Cullom won the 1876 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Shelby Moore Cullom received 279,263 popular votes (50.58%). The main challenger was Lewis Steward (49.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Cullom and Steward

Cullom +1.2 pts · won by 6,798 votes
Shelby Moore CullomRepublicanWINNER50.58%
279,263 votes
Lewis StewardDemocratic49.35%
272,465 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.