1838 Illinois gubernatorial election

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1838 was the sixth quadrennial election for this office. Democrat Thomas Carlin was elected by a bare majority of the voters in a close election. He defeated Cyrus Edwards, the brother of former governor Ninian Edwards for the office.

1838 Illinois gubernatorial election

August 6, 1838

Nominee Thomas Carlin Cyrus Edwards Party Democratic Whig Running mate Stinson Anderson Unknown Popular vote 30,668 29,722 Percentage 50.78% 49.22%

County Results Carlin:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Edwards:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Unknown/No Vote:

Governor before election Joseph Duncan Whig Elected Governor Thomas Carlin Democratic

Results

1838 gubernatorial election, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Carlin	30,668	50.78%	+19.57%
	Whig	Cyrus Edwards	29,722	49.22%	-3.71%
Majority			946	1.56%	N/A
Turnout			60,390
	Democratic gain from Whig		Swing

References

• Illinois Blue Book 1899