Election Name: | 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election |
Country: | Illinois |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 1818 Illinois gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1818 |
Next Election: | 1826 Illinois gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1826 |
Image1: | Edward Coles by John Henry Brown (cropped).png |
Nominee1: | Edward Coles |
Color1: | 006600 |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote1: | 2,854 |
Percentage1: | 33.16% |
Nominee2: | Joseph Phillips |
Color2: | CC0000 |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 2,687 |
Percentage2: | 31.22% |
Image4: | Judge Thomas C. Browne.png |
Nominee4: | Thomas C. Browne |
Color4: | EECC00 |
Party4: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote4: | 2,443 |
Percentage4: | 28.39% |
Image5: | 3x4.svg |
Nominee5: | James B. Moore |
Color5: | 0000FF |
Party5: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote5: | 622 |
Percentage5: | 7.23% |
Map Size: | 150px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Shadrach Bond |
Before Party: | Independent politician |
After Election: | Edward Coles |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican |
The 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election was Illinois's second gubernatorial election and its first competitive election. All candidates in the election represented the Democratic-Republican Party.
The election resulted in the narrow victory of anti-slavery Edward Coles over the pro-slavery Joseph Philips.