1846 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

1846 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election
August 3, 1846
 
Nominee Joseph Wells Nathaniel G. Wilcox Abraham Smith
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 57,457 36,155 5,179
Percentage 58.13% 36.58% 5.24%
Lieutenant Governor before election

John Moore
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Joseph Wells
Democratic

The 1846 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1846, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Illinois. Democratic nominee Joseph Wells defeated Whig nominee Nathaniel G. Wilcox and Free Soil nominee Abraham Smith.

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