Shadrach Bond Independent Edward Coles 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.

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

[1] Illinois Blue Book

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