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The1896 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect theLieutenant Governor of Illinois.Republican nomineeWilliam Northcott defeatedDemocratic nomineeMonroe Carroll Crawford, as well as several other candidates.
On election day, 3 November 1896,Republican nomineeWilliam Northcott won the election by a margin of 137,354 votes against his foremost opponentDemocratic nominee Monroe Carroll Crawford, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Northcott was sworn in on 3 January 1897.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Northcott | 601,829 | 55.33 | |
| Democratic | Monroe Carroll Crawford | 464,475 | 42.70 | |
| Prohibition | Henry B. Kepley | 11,390 | 1.05 | |
| Independent Democrat | Chester A. Babcock | 7,158 | 0.66 | |
| Socialist Labor | Charles R. Davis | 1,084 | 0.10 | |
| Populist | Henry Demarest Lloyd | 1,003 | 0.09 | |
| National | John A. Kirkpatrick | 739 | 0.07 | |
| Total votes | 1,087,678 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
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