1822 Illinois gubernatorial election

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 except Edward Coles, who ran as an independent.^[1]

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1822 Illinois gubernatorial election

← 1818 1826 â†’

Nominee Edward Coles Joseph Phillips Party Independent Democratic-Republican Popular vote 2,854 2,687 Percentage 33.16% 31.22%   Nominee Thomas C. Browne James B. Moore Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 2,443 622 Percentage 28.39% 7.23%

County Results Coles:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Phillips:      40–50%      60–70%      70–80% Browne:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Moore:      60–70% Tie:      40–50% Phillips/Browne

Governor before election Shadrach Bond Independent Elected Governor Edward Coles Democratic-Republican

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The election resulted in the narrow victory of anti-slavery Edward Coles over the pro-slavery Joseph Philips.^[1]