1856 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1856 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Wood Richard Jones Hamilton Parmenus Bond
Party Republican Democratic Know Nothing
Popular vote 110,584 106,297 18,245
Percentage 47.03% 45.21% 7.76%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Gustav Koerner
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

John Wood
Republican

The 1856 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1856 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee and former member of the Illinois Senate John Wood defeated Democratic nominee Richard Jones Hamilton and Know Nothing nominee Parmenus Bond.