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County results Ryan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Poshard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
As of 2022 this was the last Governor election in which St. Clair county did not vote for the winning candidate.
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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Glenn Poshard | 357,342 | 37.60 | |
Democratic | Roland Burris | 290,393 | 30.56 | |
Democratic | John R. Schmidt | 236,309 | 24.87 | |
Democratic | Jim Burns | 55,233 | 5.81 | |
Democratic | Larry Burgess | 6,075 | 0.64 | |
Democratic | Maurice Horton | 4,955 | 0.52 | |
Total votes | 950,307 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Lou Kearns | 391,373 | 50.09 | |
Democratic | Pat Quinn | 389,905 | 49.91 | |
Total votes | 781,278 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Ryan | 608,940 | 86.08 | |
Republican | Chad Koppie | 98,466 | 13.92 | |
Total votes | 707,406 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Corrine G. Wood | 551,580 | 100 | |
Total votes | 551,580 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Reform | Lawrence Redmond | 583 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 583 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Reform | Philomena "Phyllis" Nirchi | 588 | 100 | |
Total votes | 588 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Ryan / Corinne Wood | 1,714,094 | 51.03% | -12.85% | |
Democratic | Glenn Poshard / Mary Lou Kearns | 1,594,191 | 47.46% | +13.02% | |
Reform | Lawrence Redmond / Phyllis Nirchi | 50,372 | 1.50% | ||
Write-ins | 48 | 0.00% | |||
Majority | 119,903 | 3.57% | -25.87% | ||
Turnout | 3,358,705 | 49.72% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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