1892 Illinois gubernatorial election

The 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.

Incumbent Republican Governor Joseph W. Fifer was defeated by Democratic nominee John Peter Altgeld who won 48.74% of the vote. Altgeld was the first Democratic Governor of Illinois elected since 1852, before the foundation of the Republican Party.

Candidates

 * John Peter Altgeld, former Justice of the Superior Court of Cook County
 * John C. Black, former United States Commissioner of Pensions
 * Andrew Jackson Hunter, judge of the Edgar County court
 * William H. Neece, former U.S. Congressman for Illinois's 11th congressional district
 * Delos P. Phelps, Democratic nominee for Illinois's 10th congressional district in 1878

Results
The Democratic state convention was held on April 27, 1892, at Springfield.

Candidates

 * Joseph W. Fifer, incumbent Governor
 * Joel Minnick Longenecker, state’s attorney in Chicago, Cook County
 * Horace S. Clark
 * George Hunt, incumbent Illinois Attorney General
 * Benjamin Franklin Marsh, former U.S. Congressman for Illinois's 10th congressional district

Results
The Republican state convention was held on May 4 and 5, 1892 at Springfield.

Candidates

 * John Peter Altgeld, Democratic
 * Joseph W. Fifer, Republican
 * Nathan M. Barnett, People's Party, Union Labor nominee for Illinois State Treasurer in 1888
 * Robert R. Link, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Illinois State Treasurer in 1890