1852 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1852 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Gustav Koerner James L. D. Morrison Philo Carpenter
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 79,970 64,876 8,909
Percentage 52.01% 42.19% 5.80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

William McMurtry
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Gustav Koerner
Democratic

The 1852 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1852 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee and former member of the Illinois House of Representatives Gustav Koerner defeated Whig nominee and former member of the Illinois Senate James L. D. Morrison and Free Soil nominee Philo Carpenter.