August 4, 1834 1838 → Unknown Unknown 10,229 4,315 | Alexander Jenkins Unknown 17,349 10,229 52.93% 31.21% | |
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The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1834 was the fifth quadrennial election for this office. U.S. Representative Joseph Duncan was elected by a majority of the voters. He defeated former Lt. Governor William Kinney and former state treasurer Robert K. McLaughlin. Kinney had run in the election before as well. This was the only election of a Whig Governor in Illinois history.
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