1888 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1888 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
← 1884 November 6, 1888 (1888-11-06) 1892 →
 
Candidate Lyman Beecher Ray Andrew Jackson Bell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 371,170 348,221
Percentage 49.89% 46.81%
Lieutenant Governor before election

John Corson Smith
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Lyman Beecher Ray
Republican

The 1888 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1888 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Republican nominee Lyman Beecher Ray defeated Democratic nominee Andrew Jackson Bell and two other third party candidates.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - IL Lt. Governor Race - Nov 06, 1888". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  2. ^ "Historical Encyclopedia Of Illinois And History Of Kane County (1904)". Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy Counties Illinois. 2: 618. 1904 – via Internet Archive.