1900 Illinois gubernatorial election
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The 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
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November 6, 1900
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 County results Yates: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% Alschuler: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor John Riley Tanner retired in order to unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate.
Republican nominee Richard Yates Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Samuel Alschuler with 51.49% of the vote.
Democratic nomination
Candidates
- Samuel Alschuler, member of the Illinois General Assembly[1]
- Charles K. Ladd, lawyer[2]
- Alfred Orendorff, former adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard[3]
- Adam Ortseifen, City Treasurer of Chicago[4]
- Nicholas E. Worthington, circuit judge, former U.S. Representative
Results
The Democratic state convention was held on June 26 and 27, 1900 at the State Capitol in Springfield.[5][6]
The results of the balloting were as follows:[7][8][9]
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | ||||||
| Samuel Alschuler | 448.5 | 608.5 | |||||
| Adam Ortseifen | 411.5 | 417.5 | |||||
| Alfred Orendorff | 252.5 | 136 | |||||
| Nicholas E. Worthington | 48 | 43 | |||||
| Charles K. Ladd | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samuel Alschuler | 608.5 | 50.5 | |
| Democratic | Adam Ortseifen | 417.5 | 34.6 | |
| Democratic | Alfred Orendorff | 136 | 11.3 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas E. Worthington | 43 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 1,205 | 100.00 | ||
Republican nomination
Candidates
- Orrin N. Carter, county judge of Cook County[10]
- Elbridge Hanecy, circuit court judge of Cook County[11]
- Walter Reeves, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district
- Richard Yates Jr., United States collector of internal revenue[12]
Results
The Republican state convention was held from May 8, 1900 at Peoria.[13]
The results of the balloting were as follows:[14][15][16][17][18][19]
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||||
| Richard Yates Jr. | 272.5 | 276 | 345.5 | 971 | |||||
| Walter Reeves | 331.5 | 410 | 482.5 | 566 | |||||
| Elbridge Hanecy | 573.5 | 529 | 430 | 0 | |||||
| Orrin N. Carter | 359.5 | 322 | 279 | 0 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Yates Jr. | 971 | 63.2 | |
| Republican | Walter Reeves | 566 | 36.8 | |
| Total votes | 1,537 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Samuel Alschuler, Democratic
- Richard Yates Jr., Republican
- Alfred Cheesbrough Van Tine, People's, farmer[21]
- Visscher Vare Barnes, Prohibition, candidate for the Illinois's 7th congressional district in 1898
- Herman C. Perry, Social Democrat
- Louis P. Hoffman, Socialist Labor
- Lloyd G. Spencer, Union Reform
- John Cordingly, United Christian
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Yates Jr. | 580,199 | 51.49% | ||
| Democratic | Samuel Alschuler | 518,966 | 46.06% | ||
| Prohibition | Visscher Vare Barnes | 15,643 | 1.39% | ||
| Social Democratic | Herman C. Perry | 8,611 | 0.76% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Louis P. Hoffman | 1,319 | 0.12% | ||
| Populist | Alfred Cheesbrough Van Tine | 1,106 | 0.10% | ||
| Union Reform Party | Lloyd G. Spencer | 650 | 0.06% | ||
| United Christian Party | John Cordingly | 334 | 0.03% | ||
| Majority | 61,233 | 5.43% | |||
| Turnout | 1,126,828 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||