Illinois gubernatorial election, 1998
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The 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election resulted in Republican Secretary of State George Ryan defeating Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard.
Contents
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Larry Burgess
- Jim Burns, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
- Roland Burris, former Attorney General of Illinois, former Illinois State Comptroller, candidate for Governor in 1994 and independent candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1995
- Maurice Horton, perennial candidate
- Glenn Poshard, U.S. Representative
- John Schmidt, United States Associate Attorney General
Results
| Democratic primary results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- George Ryan, Secretary of State of Illinois
- Chad Koppie, perennial candidate and conservative activist
Results
| Republican Party primary results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | George Ryan | 608,940 | 86.08 | |
| Republican | Chad Koppie | 98,466 | 13.92 | |
| Total votes | 707,406 | 100.00 | ||
Reform primary
Candidates
- Lawrence Redmond
Results
| Reform Party primary results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Reform | Lawrence Redmond | 583 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 583 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Ryan | 1,714,094 | 51.03% | -12.85% | |
| Democratic | Glenn Poshard | 1,594,191 | 47.46% | +13.02% | |
| Reform | Lawrence Redmond | 50,372 | 1.50% | ||
| Write-ins | 48 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 119,903 | 3.57% | -25.87% | ||
| Turnout | 3,358,705 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
