1884 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1884 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1880 November 4, 1884 (1884-11-04) 1888 →

Candidate John C. Smith Henry Seiter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 337,762 314,493 Percentage 50.16% 46.71%

Lieutenant Governor before election John Marshall Hamilton Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor John Corson Smith Republican

The 1884 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Republican nominee John Corson Smith defeated Democratic nominee Henry Seiter as well as two other third-party candidates.^[1][2]