The 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. It saw the election of
Republican nominee
John G. Oglesby
John Gillett Oglesby (March 19, 1873 – May 27, 1938) was the 29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1909 to 1913, during this time he served under Governor Charles S. Deneen, and again from 1917 to 1921 serving under Governor Fr ...
.
Primary elections
Primary election
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s were held on August 8, 1908.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*John S. Cuneo
*Elmer A. Perry, Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor
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in 1900
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*
Samuel J. Drew, former
State Representative
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*Thomas D. Knight
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John G. Oglesby
John Gillett Oglesby (March 19, 1873 – May 27, 1938) was the 29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1909 to 1913, during this time he served under Governor Charles S. Deneen, and again from 1917 to 1921 serving under Governor Fr ...
,
State Representative
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*George Shumway
*
Frank L. Smith
Frank Leslie Smith (November 24, 1867 – August 30, 1950) was an Illinois politician.
Biography
Smith was born in Dwight, Illinois, in Livingston County He served as a United States Congressman from 1919 to 1921.
Career
Smith first ran f ...
Results
Prohibition primary
Candidates
*William A. Brubaker, candidate for
Mayor of Chicago
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in
1907
Events
January
* January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000.
February
* February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...
*Jacob H. Hoofstetler
Results
Socialist primary
Candidates
*
John Collins John Collins may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* John Collins (poet) (1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poet
* John Churton Collins (1848–1908), English literary critic
* John H. Collins (director) (1889–1918), American director an ...
, nominee for
governor in
1904
Events
January
* January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''.
* January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
* ...
and
mayor of Chicago
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in
1901
Events
January
* January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...
and
1905
As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
Results
General election
Candidates
*C. E. Beach, Independence League
*William A. Brubaker, Prohibition
*
John Collins John Collins may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* John Collins (poet) (1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poet
* John Churton Collins (1848–1908), English literary critic
* John H. Collins (director) (1889–1918), American director an ...
, Socialist
*Joseph Kohler, Socialist Labor
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John G. Oglesby
John Gillett Oglesby (March 19, 1873 – May 27, 1938) was the 29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1909 to 1913, during this time he served under Governor Charles S. Deneen, and again from 1917 to 1921 serving under Governor Fr ...
, Republican
*Elmer A. Perry, Democratic
Results
See also
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1908 Illinois gubernatorial election
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.
Pr ...
References
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1908
Events
January
* January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica.
* January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...
lieutenant gubernatorial
Illinois
November 1908 events