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1908 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Charles S. Deneen won the 1908 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Charles S. Deneen received 550,076 popular votes (47.64%). The main challenger was Adlai Stevenson I (45.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Deneen and I

Deneen +2.0 pts · won by 23,164 votes
Charles S. DeneenRepublicanWINNER47.64%
550,076 votes
Adlai Stevenson IDemocratic45.64%
526,912 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.7% 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.