1998 Illinois gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1998 Illinois gubernatorial election
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1994 Illinois gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1994
Next Election:2002 Illinois gubernatorial election
Next Year:2002
Election Date:November 3, 1998
Image1:File:George Ryan (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1997-1998) (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:George Ryan
Running Mate1:Corinne Wood
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,714,094
Percentage1:51.03%
Nominee2:Glenn Poshard
Running Mate2:Mary Lou Kearns
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,594,191
Percentage2:47.46%
Governor
Before Election:Jim Edgar
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:George Ryan
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:49.72% 1.05 pp

The 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Edgar did not run for a third term in office. Republican nominee George Ryan, the Illinois Secretary of State, narrowly won the election against Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard.

With this election Corinne Wood became the first female lieutenant governor of the state.

Election information

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal elections (Senate and House), as well as those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1998 Illinois elections.

Turnout

For the primaries, turnout for the gubernatorial primaries was 24.58%, with 1,658,296 votes cast and turnout for the lieutenant gubernatorial primaries was 19.76% with 1,333,446 votes cast.[1] [2] For the general election, turnout was 49.72%, with 3,358,705 votes cast.[1] [2] Due to Poshard's more conservative social positions he carried the reliably Republican downstate, while Ryan's liberal social policies led him to carry the more Democratic Chicago area.

Democratic primaries

Governor

Candidates

Declined

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Republican primaries

Governor

Candidates

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Reform primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voter Turnout . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 24 March 2020 . 30 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210530142655/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VoterTurnout.aspx . dead .
  2. Web site: Election Results . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 23 March 2020 . 22 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200222093629/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx . dead .
  3. Web site: Tribune . Chicago Tribune Chicago . 1996-11-26 . HARTIGAN’S DECLARATION NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OPENS ’98 DOOR TO 2 . 2024-04-28 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
  4. Web site: KANE CORONER TO JOIN JESSE WHITE'S STAFF . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 24 March 2020 . 13 January 1999.