1908 Illinois gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1908 Illinois gubernatorial election
Country:	Illinois
Flag Year:	1908
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1904 Illinois gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1904
Next Election:	1912 Illinois gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1912
Election Date:	November 3, 1908
Image1:	C.S. Deneen LCCN2014716647 (cropped)2.jpg
Nominee1:	Charles S. Deneen
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	550,076
Percentage1:	47.64%
Nominee2:	Adlai Stevenson I
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	526,912
Percentage2:	45.64%
Map Size:	300px
Governor
Before Election:	Charles S. Deneen
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Charles S. Deneen
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908.

Incumbent Republican Governor Charles S. Deneen defeated Democratic nominee and former Vice President of the United States Adlai E. Stevenson I with 47.64% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 8, 1908.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Charles F. Gunther, former City Treasurer of Chicago^[1]
• Eugene Kimbrough
• J. Hamilton Lewis, former U.S. Representative for Washington's at-large district^[2]
• John P. McGoorty, State Representative
• James O. Monroe, candidate for the 11th district in 1902 and 1904
• Douglas Pattison, State Representative
• Adlai E. Stevenson I, former Vice President of the United States

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Charles S. Deneen, incumbent Governor
• Richard Yates Jr., former Governor

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

• Eugene W. Chafin, candidate for Attorney General in 1904
• Daniel R. Sheen, former State Representative

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

• James H. Brower, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1904

Results

General election

Candidates

• James H. Brower, Socialist
• Charles S. Deneen, Republican
• Gustav A. Jennings, Socialist Labor
• George W. McCaskrin, Independence League, former Mayor of Rock Island
• Daniel R. Sheen, Prohibition
• Adlai E. Stevenson, Democratic

Results

See also

• 1908 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

Bibliography

• Book: Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State . James A. Rose . 1908 . Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1907-08 . Springfield, Illinois . Phillips Bros., State Printers . .
• Book: Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State . James A. Rose . 1909 . Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1909-10 . Danville, Illinois . Illinois Printing Company . .
• Book: Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State . James A. Rose . 1908 . Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General and Special Elections, November 3, 1908 . Springfield, Illinois . Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. . 6 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm . 4 September 2018 . dead .
2. Book: . Memorial services held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, together with remarks presented in eulogy of James Hamilton Lewis, late a senator from Illinois. Seventy-sixth Congress, first session. . Washington, D.C. . . 43 . 1939 .