1848 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1848 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1846 7 August 1848 1852 →
 
Nominee William McMurtry Henry H. Snow
Party Democratic Free Soil
Popular vote 65,304 5,251
Percentage 85.39% 6.87%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Joseph Wells
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

William McMurtry
Democratic

The 1848 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 1848 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee and former member of the Illinois Senate William McMurtry defeated Free Soil nominee Henry H. Snow and Whig candidates James L. D. Morrison and Orville Hickman Browning.