Illinois gubernatorial elections

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This is a list of the Illinois gubernatorial elections since 1818, as follows:

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2022

2022 Illinois gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. B. Pritzker (incumbent) 2,253,748 54.91% +0.38%
Republican Darren Bailey 1,739,09542.37%+3.54%
Libertarian Scott Schluter111,7122.72%+0.32%
Write-in 810.0%-0.01%
Total votes4,104,636 100.00%
Democratic hold

2018

2018 Illinois gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. B. Pritzker 2,479,746 54.53% +8.18%
Republican Bruce Rauner (incumbent)1,765,75138.83%−11.44%
Conservative Sam McCann 192,5274.23%N/A
Libertarian Kash Jackson109,5182.40%−0.95%
Write-in 1150.01%-0.02%
Total votes4,547,657 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 Illinois gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bruce Rauner / Evelyn Sanguinetti 1,823,627 50.27%
Democratic Pat Quinn (incumbent) / Paul Vallas 1,681,34346.35%
Libertarian Chad Grimm / Alex Cummings121,5343.35%
Write-In Write-ins1,1860.03%0.03%
Majority 142,2843.92%
Total votes3,627,690 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

2010

2010 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Pat Quinn / Sheila Simon (incumbent) 1,721,812 46.79% −3.2
Republican Bill Brady / Jason Plummer1,702,39945.94%+6.8
Independent Scott Lee Cohen / Baxter B. Swilley134,2193.64%+3.6%
Green Rich Whitney / Don W. Crawford99,6252.70%−7.7
Libertarian Lex Green / Ed Rutledge34,293.9%+1.0
Plurality19,4130.5%
Total votes3,692,348 100.00%
Democratic hold

2006

2006 Illinois gubernatorial election [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Rod Blagojevich/Pat Quinn (incumbent) 1,736,731 49.79% −2.4%
Republican Judy Baar Topinka/Joe Birkett 1,369,31539.26%−5.8%
Green Rich Whitney/Julie Samuels361,33610.36%+10.4%
Constitution Randy Stufflebeam/Randy A. White (Write-in)19,0200.5%+0.5%
Other Write-ins1,1110.03%+0.03
Write-In Mark Robert McCoy4760.01%+0.01
Plurality367,53710.5%
Total votes3,486,671 100.0%
Democratic hold

2002

2002 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Rod Blagojevich/Pat Quinn 1,818,823 52.19% +4.5
Republican Jim Ryan/Carl Hawkins1,582,60445.07%−5.8
Libertarian Cal Skinner/James Tobin73,4042.1+2.09
Independent Marisellis Brown22,8030.65+0.7
Majority 236,2196.8
Total votes3,497,634 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

1998

1998 Illinois gubernatorial election [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Ryan/Corinne Wood 1,714,094 51.03% −12.9%
Democratic Glenn Poshard/Mary Lou Kearns1,594,19147.46%+13.4%
Reform Lawrence Redmond/Philomena Nirchi50,3721.5%+1.50%
Majority 119,9033.2%
Total votes3,358,657 100.0%
Republican hold

1994

1994 Illinois gubernatorial election [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jim Edgar (incumbent) 1,984,318 63.87% +13.1%
Democratic Dawn Clark Netsch 1,069,85034.44%−13.8%
Libertarian David L. Kelley 52,3881.69%+1.69%
N/A write-ins100.0%+0.0%
Majority 914,46829.5%
Total votes3,106,556
Republican hold

1990

1990 Illinois gubernatorial election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jim Edgar 1,653,126 50.75% −1.92%
Democratic Neil Hartigan 1,569,21748.17%+41.53%
Illinois Solidarity Jessie Fields35,0671.08%−38.89%
Majority 83,9092.58%−10.12%
Total votes3,257,410
Republican hold

1986

1986 Illinois gubernatorial election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James R. Thompson (incumbent) 1,655,849 52.67% +3.23%
Illinois Solidarity Adlai Stevenson III 1,256,62639.97%−9.33%
Democratic No candidate208,8306.64%+6.64%
Libertarian Gary L. Shilts15,6460.50%−0.16%
Socialist Diane Roling6,8430.22%+0.22%
Majority 399,22312.70%
Total votes3,143,794 100.00%
Republican hold

1982

1982 Illinois gubernatorial election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James R. Thompson (incumbent) 1,816,101 49.44% −9.60%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson III 1,811,02749.30%+9.20%
Libertarian Bea Armstrong24,4170.66%
TaxpayersJohn E. Roche22,0010.60%
Write-In Write-ins1610.00%+0.00%
Majority 5,0740.14%−18.80%
Total votes3,673,707 100.00%
Republican hold

1978

1978 Illinois gubernatorial election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James R. Thompson (incumbent) 1,859,684 59.04%
Democratic Michael Bakalis 1,263,13440.10%
Libertarian Georgia Shields11,4200.36%
Socialist Workers Cecil Lampkin11,0260.35%
U.S. Labor Melvin Klenetsky4,7370.15%
Write-In Write-ins1060.00
Majority 596,55018.94%−11.03%
Total votes3,150,107 100.00%
Republican hold

1976

1976 Illinois gubernatorial election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James R. Thompson 3,000,365 64.68%
Democratic Michael J. Howlett 1,610,25834.71%
Communist Ishmael Flory10,0910.22%
Libertarian F. Joseph McCaffrey7,5520.16%
Socialist Workers Suzanne Haig4,9260.11%
Socialist Labor George LaForest3,1470.07%
U.S. Labor Edward Waffle2,3020.05%
Write-In Write-ins3690.01%
Majority 1,390,13729.97%
Total votes4,639,040 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

1972

1972 Illinois gubernatorial election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Dan Walker 2,372,313 50.68 +2.31
Republican Richard B. Ogilvie (incumbent)2,293,80949.02−2.19
Socialist Labor George LaForest7,9660.17−0.26
Communist Ishmael Flory4,5920.10N/A
N/A write-ins1,3730.03N/A
Majority 77,4941.66−1.18
Turnout 4,679,043
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

1968

1968 Illinois gubernatorial election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard B. Ogilvie 2,307,29551.20+3.12
Democratic Samuel H. Shapiro (incumbent)2,179,50148.37−3.55
Socialist Labor Edward C. Gross19,1750.43N/A
N/A Write-ins19,1750.00N/A
Majority 127,7942.84−1.01
Turnout 4,506,000
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

1964

1964 Illinois gubernatorial election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Otto Kerner (incumbent)2,418,39451.92−3.59
Republican Charles H. Percy 2,239,09548.08+3.78
N/A Write-ins110.00N/A
Majority 179,2993.85−7.37
Turnout 4,657,500
Democratic hold Swing

1960

1960 Illinois gubernatorial election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Otto Kerner 2,594,73155.51+6.03
Republican William G. Stratton (incumbent)2,070,47944.30−6.04
Socialist Labor Edward C. Gross8,9760.19+0.01
Write-In Write-ins10.00N/A
Majority 524,25211.22+10.37
Turnout 4,674,187
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

1956

1956 Illinois gubernatorial election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William G. Stratton (incumbent)2,171,78650.34−2.14
Democratic Richard Austin2,134,90949.48+2.16
Socialist Labor Edward C. Gross7,8740.18−0.02
Write-inWrite-ins420.00N/A
Majority 36,8770.85−4.31
Turnout 4,415,864
Republican hold Swing

1952

1952 Illinois gubernatorial election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William G. Stratton 2,317,36352.48+9.89
Democratic Sherwood Dixon 2,089,72147.32−9.78
Socialist Labor Louis Fisher8,7770.20+0.13
Write-In Write-ins30.00N/A
Majority 227,6425.16−9.36
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

1948

1948 Illinois gubernatorial election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 2,250,07457.10
Republican Dwight H. Green (incumbent)1,678,00742.59
Prohibition Willis Ray Wilson9,4910.24+0.10
Socialist Labor Louis Fisher2,6730.07−0.10
Write-In Write-ins120.00
Majority
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

1944

1944 Illinois gubernatorial election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dwight H. Green (incumbent)2,013,27050.75
Democratic Thomas J. Courtney1,940,99948.93
Socialist Labor Charles Storm6,9060.17
Prohibition Willis R. Wilson5,5900.14−0.02
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

1940

1940 Illinois gubernatorial election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dwight H. Green 2,197,77852.93
Democratic Harry Hershey1,940,83346.74
Socialist Arthur G. McDowell7,5230.180.00
Prohibition Clay F. Gaumer6,4670.16+0.09
Write-In Write-ins210.000.00
Majority
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

1936

1936 Illinois gubernatorial election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Henry Horner (Incumbent)2,067,86153.16
Republican C. Wayland Brooks 1,680,68543.21
Independent William Hale Thompson 128,9623.32
Prohibition Harmon W. Reed2,8960.07
Socialist Labor O. Alfred Olson2,6020.07
Socialist John Fisher6,9660.18
Write-In Write-ins40.00
Majority
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

1932

1932 Illinois gubernatorial election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Henry Horner 1,930,33057.62
Republican Len Small 1,364,04340.71
Socialist Roy E. Burt39,3891.18
Communist Leonides McDonald12,4660.37
Socialist Labor J. E. Procum2,8960.09
Independent W. W. O'Brien1,1820.04
Majority
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

1928

1928 Illinois gubernatorial election [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Louls L. Emmerson 1,709,81856.76
Democratic Floyd E. Thompson1,284,89742.66
Socialist George Koop12,9740.43
Communist William F. Kruse3,1530.10
Socialist Labor J. E. Procum1,3610.05
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

1924

1924 Illinois gubernatorial election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Len Small (incumbent)1,366,44656.72
Democratic Norman L. Jones1,021,40842.40
Socialist Andrew Lafin15,1910.63
Communist William F. Dunne2,3120.10
Socialist Labor Fred Koch2,3120.10
Independent James A. Logan1,0250.04
Independent Morris Lychenheim4140.02
Write-inWrite-ins60.00
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

1920

1920 Illinois gubernatorial election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Len Small 1,243,14858.87
Democratic J. Hamilton Lewis 731,55134.64
Socialist Andrew Lafin58,9982.79
Farmer–Labor John H. Walker 56,4802.67
Prohibition James H. Woertendyke9,8760.47
Independent John Maynard Harlan5,9900.28
Socialist Labor John M. Francis3,0200.14
Independent Harrison Parker1,2540.06
Independent Lewis D. Spaulding9300.04
Independent Parke Longworth3570.02
Write-In Write-ins50.00
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

1916

1916 Illinois gubernatorial election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Frank O. Lowden 696,53552.67
Democratic Edward F. Dunne (incumbent)556,65442.09
Socialist Seymour Stedman 52,3163.96
Prohibition John R. Golden15,3091.16
Socialist Labor John M. Francis1,7390.13
Majority
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

1912

1912 Illinois gubernatorial election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward F. Dunne 443,12038.11
Republican Charles S. Deneen (incumbent)318,46927.39
Progressive Frank H. Funk 303,40126.09
Socialist John C. Kennedy78,6796.77
Prohibition Edward Worrell15,1311.30
Socialist Labor John M. Francis3,9800.34
Plurality
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

1908

1908 Illinois gubernatorial election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles S. Deneen (incumbent)550,07647.64
Democratic Adlai Stevenson I 526,91245.64
Prohibition Daniel R. Sheen33,9222.94
Socialist James H. Brower31,2932.71
Independent George W. McCaskrin10,8830.94
Socialist Labor Gustav A. Jennings1,5260.13
Plurality
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

1904

1904 Illinois gubernatorial election [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles S. Deneen 634,02959.09
Democratic Lawrence B. Stringer334,88031.21
Socialist John Collins59,0625.50
Prohibition Robert H. Patton35,4403.30
Socialist Labor Philip Veal4,3790.41
Populist James Hogan4,3640.41
Independent Andrew G. Specht7800.07
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

1900

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1876

1876 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Shelby Moore Cullom 279,263 50.58% 0.00%
Democratic Lewis Steward 272,46549.35%
Independent Samuel B. Allen 1840.03%
Prohibition James F. Simpson 1810.03%
Total votes552,093 100.00%
Republican hold

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1872

1872 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard J. Oglesby 237,774 54.41% −1.16%
Liberal Republican Gustavus Koerner 197,08445.10%
Independent B. G. Wright 2,1850.50%
Majority 40,6909.31%−1.83%
Total votes437,043 100.00%
Republican hold

1868

1868 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John M. Palmer 249,912 55.57% +1.03%
Democratic John R. Eden 199,81344.43%−1.03%
Majority 50,09911.14%+2.06%
Total votes449,725 100.00%
Republican hold

1864

1864 Illinois gubernatorial election [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard J. Oglesby 190,376 54.54% +3.39%
Democratic James Carroll Robinson 158,71145.46%−1.88%
Majority 31,6659.08%+5.23%
Total votes349,087 100.00%
Republican hold

1860

1860 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard Yates 172,19651.15%+4.22%
Democratic James C. Allen 159,25347.34%+2.35%
Independent Thomas Hope2,0490.61%N/A
Constitutional Union John T. Stuart 1,6260.48%N/A
Independent J. W. Chickering 1,1480.34%N/A
Independent William Brown680.02%N/A
Independent John Hassack 460.01%N/A
Independent Scattering170.01%N/A
Majority 12,9433.85%−6.77%
Turnout 336,403100.00%
Republican hold Swing

1856

1856 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William Henry Bissell 111,46646.97%+5.21%
Democratic William A. Richardson 106,76944.99%−7.40%
Know Nothing Buckner S. Morris 19,0888.04%N/A
Majority 16,38110.62%−68.90%
Turnout 237,323100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

1852

1852 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joel Aldrich Matteson 80,78952.39%−34.37%
Whig E. B. Webb 64,40841.76%+34.52%
Free Soil D. A. Knowlton 9,0245.85%−0.15%
Majority 16,38110.62%−68.90%
Turnout 154,221100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

1848

1848 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Augustus C. French (incumbent)67,82886.76%+28.56%
Whig W. L. D. Morrison 5,6597.24%−29.45%
Free Soil Charles V. Dyer 4,6926.00%+6.00%
Majority 62,16979.52%N/A
Turnout 78,179100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

1846

1846 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Augustus C. French 58,65758.20%+4.68%
Whig Thomas M. Kilpatrick 37,03336.69%−8.74%
Independent Richard Eels 5,1545.11%+4.07%
Majority 21,62421.51%N/A
Turnout 100,844100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

1842

1842 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas Ford 46,45253.52%+2.74%
Whig Joseph Duncan 39,42945.43%−3.79%
Independent Charles M. Hunter 9061.04%+1.04%
Independent Scattering30.00%0.00%
Majority 7,0238.09%N/A
Turnout 86,793
Democratic hold Swing

1838

1838 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas Carlin 30,66850.78%+19.57%
Whig Cyrus Edward 29,72249.22%−3.71%
Majority 9461.56%N/A
Turnout 60,390
Democratic gain from Whig Swing

1834

1834 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Joseph Duncan 17,349 52.93% +52.93%
Democratic William Kinney 10,22931.21%−27.74%
Independent Robert K. McLaughlin 4,31513.16%
Independent James Adams 8872.71%
Majority 7,12021.72%
Turnout 32,780100.00%
Whig gain from Democratic

1830

1830 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Reynolds 12,83758.95+54.38
Democratic-Republican William Kinney 8,93841.05−8.42
Majority 3,89917.90N/A
Turnout 21,775
Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican Swing

1826

1826 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican Ninian Edwards 6,28049.47N/A
Independent Thomas Sloo Jr. 5,83445.96N/A
Democratic-Republican Adolphus Hubbard 5804.57N/A
Majority 4463.51N/A
Turnout 12,694
Democratic-Republican gain from Independent Swing

1822

1822 Illinois gubernatorial election [4] [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Edward Coles 2,84533.16N/A
Democratic-Republican Joseph Phillips 2,68731.22N/A
Democratic-Republican Thomas C. Brown 2,44328.39N/A
Democratic-Republican James B. Moore 6227.23N/A
Majority 1671.94N/A
Turnout 8,606
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

1818

1818 Illinois gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Shadrach Bond 3,82898.99N/A
Independent Henry Reavis 191.01N/A

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