1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Marshall Hamilton Lewis Baldwin Parsons
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 317,160 275,966
Percentage 51.16% 44.52%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Andrew Shuman
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

John Marshall Hamilton
Republican

The 1880 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1880 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican nominee John Marshall Hamilton defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Illinois Senate Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Greenback nominee Andrew Blainey Adair.