1822 Illinois gubernatorial election

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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = No

| previous_election = 1818 Illinois gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1818

| next_election = 1826 Illinois gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1826

| election_date =

| image_size = 120px

| image1 = Edward Coles by John Henry Brown (cropped).png

| nominee1 = Edward Coles

| color1 = DDDDBB

| party1 = Independent politician

| popular_vote1 = 2,854

| percentage1 = 33.16%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Joseph Phillips

| party2 = Democratic-Republican Party

| popular_vote2 = 2,687

| percentage2 = 31.22%

| image4 = FIle:Judge Thomas C. Browne (cropped).png

| nominee4 = Thomas C. Browne

| color4 = CC0000

| party4 = Democratic-Republican Party

| popular_vote4 = 2,443

| percentage4 = 28.39%

| image5 = 3x4.svg

| nominee5 = James B. Moore

| color5 = 0000FF

| party5 = Democratic-Republican Party

| popular_vote5 = 622

| percentage5 = 7.23%

| map_image = 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county (color correction).svg

| map_size = 170px

| map_caption = County Results

Coles:

{{legend0|#bdbdbd|50-60%}}

{{legend0|#969696|60-70%}}

{{legend0|#555555|80-90%}}

Phillips:

{{legend0|#87DEAA|40-50%}}

{{legend0|#3FA457|60-70%}}

{{legend0|#008C21|70-80%}}

Browne:

{{legend0|#FFB2B2|40-50%}}

{{legend0|#E27F7F|50-60%}}

{{legend0|#D75D5D|60-70%}}

{{legend0|#D72F30|70-80%}}

{{legend0|#C21B18|80-90%}}

Moore:

{{legend0|#5599ff|60-70%}}

Tie: {{legend0|#cdafdc|40-50% Phillips/Browne}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Shadrach Bond

| before_party = Independent politician

| after_election = Edward Coles

| after_party = Democratic-Republican

}}

The 1822 Illinois gubernatorial election was Illinois's second gubernatorial election and its first competitive election. All candidates in the election represented the Democratic-Republican Party except Edward Coles, who ran as an independent.{{Cite book |last=Howard |first=Robert P. |title=Mostly Good and Competent Men |publisher=Institute for Public Affairs |year=1988 |isbn=0-938943-15-4 |edition=2nd |location=Springfield, Illinois |pages=12, 372}}

The election resulted in the narrow victory of anti-slavery Edward Coles over the pro-slavery Joseph Philips.