Illinois gubernatorial election, 1856

November 4, 1856



Nominee	William Henry Bissell	William Alexander Richardson	Buckner S. Morris
Party	Republican	Democratic	Know Nothing
Running mate	John Wood	Unknown	Unknown
Popular vote	111,466	106,769	19,088
Percentage	46.97%	44.99%	8.04%

Governor before election

Joel Aldrich Matteson
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Henry Bissell
Republican

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1856 was the eleventh election for this office. Democratic governor Joel Aldrich Matteson did not seek re-election. Former Democratic Congressman William Henry Bissell was nominated by the newly formed Republican Party at the Bloomington Convention. Former Whig Mayor of Chicago Buckner S. Morris was nominated on the Know-Nothing Party ticket. This was the first election of a Republican governor in Illinois history. At this time in Illinois history the Lieutenant Governor was elected on a separate ballot from the governor. This would remain the case until the adoption of the 1970 constitution.

Results

1856 gubernatorial election, Illinois
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	William Henry Bissell	111,466	46.97%	+5.21%
	Democratic	William A. Richardson	106,769	44.99%	-7.40%
	Know Nothing	Buckner S. Morris	19,088	8.04%	N/A
Majority			16,381	10.62%	-68.90%
Turnout			237,323	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

Illinois Blue Book 1899
The Political Graveyard

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