1892 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1892 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

John Peter Altgeld won the 1892 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. John Peter Altgeld received 425,558 popular votes (48.74%). The main challenger was Joseph W. Fifer (46.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Altgeld and Fifer

Altgeld +2.6 pts · won by 22,882 votes
425,558 votes
402,676 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.1% 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.