1846 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1846 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1842 3 August 1846 1848 →
 
Nominee Joseph Wells Nathaniel G. Wilcox Abraham Smith
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 57,457 36,155 5,179
Percentage 58.13% 36.58% 5.24%

Lieutenant Governor before election

John Moore
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Joseph Wells
Democratic

The 1846 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 August 1846 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee Joseph Wells defeated Whig nominee Nathaniel G. Wilcox and Free Soil nominee Abraham Smith.