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1880 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1880 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Shelby Moore Cullom won the 1880 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Shelby Moore Cullom received 314,565 popular votes (50.56%). The main challenger was Lyman Trumbull (44.61%).

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

Cullom +6.0 pts · won by 37,033 votes
Shelby Moore CullomRepublicanWINNER50.56%
314,565 votes
Lyman TrumbullDemocratic44.61%
277,532 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.8% 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.