1998 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. Primary elections were held on March 17, 1998.[1]
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These elections saw Democrats make gains. The Democratic Party went from holding no statewide offices, to holding two.
Election information
1998 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 27.04%, with 1,824,806 votes cast.[2]
- Turnout by county[2]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
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| Adams | 39,753 | 8,380 | 21.08% |
| Alexander | 7,519 | 3,603 | 47.92% |
| Bond | 9,811 | 1,793 | 18.28% |
| Boone | 22,061 | 7,131 | 32.32% |
| Brown | 3,271 | 2,029 | 62.03% |
| Bureau | 25,112 | 7,924 | 31.55% |
| Calhoun | 3,798 | 1,220 | 32.12% |
| Carroll | 10,905 | 3,842 | 35.23% |
| Cass | 9,649 | 4,374 | 45.33% |
| Champaign | 115,156 | 21,566 | 18.73% |
| Christian | 23,603 | 8,173 | 34.63% |
| Clark | 12,084 | 3,727 | 30.84% |
| Clay | 10,087 | 2,676 | 26.53% |
| Clinton | 24,358 | 2,950 | 12.11% |
| Coles | 29,461 | 9,289 | 31.53% |
| Cook[note 1] | 2,721,334 | 780,580 | 28.68% |
| Crawford | 13,381 | 3,772 | 28.19% |
| Cumberland | 7,915 | 2,686 | 33.94% |
| DeKalb | 45,534 | 8,651 | 19% |
| DeWitt | 11,513 | 2,244 | 19.49% |
| Douglas | 11,281 | 2,319 | 20.56% |
| DuPage | 460,688 | 113,345 | 24.6% |
| Edgar | 13,029 | 3,149 | 24.17% |
| Edwards | 5,143 | 2,380 | 46.28% |
| Effingham | 19,711 | 6,133 | 31.11% |
| Fayette | 13,422 | 3,850 | 28.68% |
| Ford | 8,384 | 4,543 | 54.19% |
| Franklin | 30,636 | 13,688 | 44.68% |
| Fulton | 25,999 | 9,500 | 36.54% |
| Gallatin | 4,731 | 2,812 | 59.44% |
| Greene | 8,923 | 2,801 | 31.39% |
| Grundy | 22,468 | 5,960 | 26.53% |
| Hamilton | 6,379 | 3,415 | 53.54% |
| Hancock | 12,821 | 4,967 | 38.74% |
| Hardin | 3,743 | 2,417 | 64.57% |
| Henderson | 5,324 | 2,154 | 40.46% |
| Henry | 32,819 | 7,881 | 24.01% |
| Iroquois | 18,397 | 5,591 | 30.39% |
| Jackson | 44,300 | 10,881 | 24.56% |
| Jasper | 7,547 | 3,862 | 51.17% |
| Jefferson | 25,924 | 7,253 | 27.98% |
| Jersey | 13,964 | 4,029 | 28.85% |
| Jo Daviess | 14,413 | 2,827 | 19.61% |
| Johnson | 7,120 | 3,676 | 51.63% |
| Kane | 177,041 | 51,342 | 29.00% |
| Kankakee | 57,482 | 8,217 | 14.29% |
| Kendall | 31,224 | 7,430 | 23.8% |
| Knox | 34,117 | 7,757 | 22.74% |
| Lake | 316,111 | 78,977 | 24.98% |
| LaSalle | 65,229 | 16,659 | 25.54% |
| Lawrence | 11,336 | 2,834 | 25.00% |
| Lee | 20,431 | 6,332 | 30.99% |
| Livingston | 22,714 | 8,902 | 39.19% |
| Logan | 18,665 | 7,589 | 40.66% |
| Macon | 72,319 | 20,844 | 28.82% |
| Macoupin | 35,243 | 10,428 | 29.59% |
| Madison | 164,136 | 34,057 | 20.75% |
| Marion | 28,158 | 7,408 | 26.31% |
| Marshall | 8,386 | 1,684 | 20.08% |
| Mason | 10,598 | 2,214 | 20.89% |
| Massac | 12,435 | 3,454 | 27.78% |
| McDonough | 18,536 | 4,658 | 25.13% |
| McHenry | 142,461 | 39,492 | 27.72% |
| McLean | 85,655 | 18,930 | 22.1% |
| Menard | 8,194 | 3,018 | 36.83% |
| Mercer | 11,717 | 2,274 | 19.41% |
| Monroe | 18,228 | 6,089 | 33.4% |
| Montgomery | 20,983 | 4,232 | 20.17% |
| Morgan | 20,885 | 4,331 | 20.74% |
| Moultrie | 8,234 | 2,916 | 35.41% |
| Ogle | 28,094 | 6,932 | 24.67% |
| Peoria | 105,139 | 20,889 | 19.87% |
| Perry | 15,388 | 5,828 | 37.87% |
| Piatt | 11,034 | 2,960 | 26.83% |
| Pike | 12,814 | 4,611 | 35.98% |
| Pope | 3,250 | 1,820 | 56.00% |
| Pulaski | 5,470 | 2,445 | 44.70% |
| Putnam | 4,383 | 2,131 | 48.62% |
| Randolph | 23,496 | 8,155 | 34.71% |
| Richland | 12,753 | 4,028 | 31.58% |
| Rock Island | 101,715 | 22,710 | 22.33% |
| Saline | 18,053 | 9,025 | 49.99% |
| Sangamon | 121,984 | 35,680 | 29.25% |
| Schuyler | 5,926 | 2,107 | 35.56% |
| Scott | 3,627 | 1,493 | 41.16% |
| Shelby | 14,326 | 4,857 | 33.9% |
| Stark | 4,540 | 1,135 | 25.00% |
| St. Clair | 153,502 | 29,738 | 19.37% |
| Stephenson | 31,107 | 7,920 | 25.46% |
| Tazewell | 81,769 | 23,112 | 28.26% |
| Union | 14,571 | 6,063 | 41.61% |
| Vermilion | 50,035 | 11,115 | 22.21% |
| Wabash | 9,191 | 2,125 | 23.12% |
| Warren | 11,279 | 2,944 | 26.1% |
| Washington | 10,663 | 2,860 | 26.82% |
| Wayne | 12,773 | 4,263 | 33.38% |
| White | 11,693 | 5,442 | 46.54% |
| Whiteside | 35,370 | 4,726 | 13.36% |
| Will | 229,337 | 53,784 | 23.45% |
| Williamson | 39,063 | 16,509 | 42.26% |
| Winnebago | 158,118 | 29,238 | 18.49% |
| Woodford | 22,924 | 10,050 | 43.84% |
| Total | 6,747,376 | 1,824,806 | 27.04% |
General election
For the general election, turnout was 52.43%, with 3,541,379 votes cast.[2]
- Turnout by county[2]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% |
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| Adams | 41,285 | 25,575 | 61.95% |
| Alexander | 7,547 | 3,990 | 52.87% |
| Bond | 10,205 | 5,343 | 52.36% |
| Boone | 21,953 | 9,950 | 45.32% |
| Brown | 3,565 | 2,850 | 79.94% |
| Bureau | 24,773 | 15,087 | 60.9% |
| Calhoun | 3,745 | 2,650 | 70.76% |
| Carroll | 10,385 | 6,199 | 59.69% |
| Cass | 9,752 | 4,723 | 48.43% |
| Champaign | 127,069 | 50,026 | 39.37% |
| Christian | 24,112 | 12,302 | 51.02% |
| Clark | 12,197 | 6,517 | 53.43% |
| Clay | 9,254 | 5,354 | 57.86% |
| Clinton | 24,391 | 11,990 | 49.16% |
| Coles | 30,165 | 16,959 | 56.22% |
| Cook[note 2] | 2,625,022 | 1,433,423 | 54.61% |
| Crawford | 13,763 | 7,194 | 52.27% |
| Cumberland | 8,125 | 4,186 | 51.52% |
| DeKalb | 52,659 | 22,131 | 42.03% |
| DeWitt | 10,408 | 5,294 | 50.86% |
| Douglas | 11,637 | 5,911 | 50.79% |
| DuPage | 443,387 | 257,729 | 58.13% |
| Edgar | 13,280 | 7,447 | 56.08% |
| Edwards | 5,127 | 2,971 | 57.95% |
| Effingham | 20,666 | 11,639 | 56.32% |
| Fayette | 14,035 | 8,189 | 58.35% |
| Ford | 8,660 | 5,478 | 63.26% |
| Franklin | 31,202 | 17,097 | 54.79% |
| Fulton | 24,611 | 13,026 | 52.93% |
| Gallatin | 4,704 | 3,215 | 68.35% |
| Greene | 8,769 | 5,047 | 57.56% |
| Grundy | 23,476 | 12,533 | 53.39% |
| Hamilton | 6,487 | 4,368 | 67.33% |
| Hancock | 13,271 | 8,234 | 62.05% |
| Hardin | 3,833 | 2,824 | 73.68% |
| Henderson | 5,493 | 3,578 | 65.14% |
| Henry | 33,838 | 19,022 | 56.21% |
| Iroquois | 18,137 | 11,150 | 61.48% |
| Jackson | 43,168 | 18,919 | 43.83% |
| Jasper | 7,673 | 4,274 | 55.7% |
| Jefferson | 26,587 | 12,683 | 47.7% |
| Jersey | 13,126 | 7,364 | 56.1% |
| Jo Daviess | 15,017 | 8,109 | 54% |
| Johnson | 7,487 | 5,038 | 67.29% |
| Kane | 188,596 | 91,059 | 48.28% |
| Kankakee | 55,176 | 30,720 | 55.68% |
| Kendall | 32,945 | 15,596 | 47.34% |
| Knox | 34,377 | 19,379 | 56.37% |
| Lake | 309,409 | 158,547 | 51.24% |
| LaSalle | 67,876 | 35,919 | 52.92% |
| Lawrence | 9,875 | 5,604 | 56.75% |
| Lee | 21,205 | 11,086 | 52.28% |
| Livingston | 21,433 | 12,212 | 56.98% |
| Logan | 19,243 | 10,772 | 55.98% |
| Macon | 74,913 | 40,772 | 54.43% |
| Macoupin | 35,725 | 15,754 | 44.1% |
| Madison | 170,151 | 74,485 | 43.78% |
| Marion | 29,529 | 12,430 | 42.09% |
| Marshall | 8,564 | 4,467 | 52.16% |
| Mason | 10,192 | 5,331 | 52.31% |
| Massac | 12,760 | 5,669 | 44.43% |
| McDonough | 19,632 | 10,631 | 54.15% |
| McHenry | 150,683 | 66,836 | 44.36% |
| McLean | 94,605 | 39,813 | 42.08% |
| Menard | 8,405 | 5,164 | 61.44% |
| Mercer | 12,025 | 7,093 | 58.99% |
| Monroe | 18,405 | 9,945 | 54.03% |
| Montgomery | 21,153 | 10,255 | 48.48% |
| Morgan | 21,680 | 12,032 | 55.5% |
| Moultrie | 8,208 | 4,670 | 56.9% |
| Ogle | 29,479 | 14,042 | 47.63% |
| Peoria | 110,820 | 54,623 | 49.29% |
| Perry | 15,156 | 9,652 | 63.68% |
| Piatt | 11,197 | 6,351 | 56.72% |
| Pike | 11,903 | 7,532 | 63.28% |
| Pope | 3,332 | 2,284 | 68.55% |
| Pulaski | 6,360 | 3,090 | 48.58% |
| Putnam | 4,167 | 2,529 | 60.69% |
| Randolph | 23,870 | 13,185 | 55.24% |
| Richland | 13,226 | 6,739 | 50.95% |
| Rock Island | 103,597 | 48,714 | 47.02% |
| Saline | 18,579 | 11,664 | 62.78% |
| Sangamon | 118,453 | 76,639 | 64.7% |
| Schuyler | 6,024 | 3,398 | 56.41% |
| Scott | 3,685 | 2,338 | 63.45% |
| Shelby | 14,849 | 8,795 | 59.23% |
| Stark | 4,586 | 2,557 | 55.76% |
| St. Clair | 160,520 | 72,357 | 45.08% |
| Stephenson | 32,197 | 13,674 | 42.47% |
| Tazewell | 84,100 | 40,613 | 48.29% |
| Union | 12,425 | 7,712 | 62.07% |
| Vermilion | 49,454 | 24,994 | 50.54% |
| Wabash | 9,378 | 4,978 | 53.08% |
| Warren | 11,637 | 6,261 | 53.8% |
| Washington | 9,985 | 6,320 | 63.29% |
| Wayne | 12,776 | 7,097 | 55.55% |
| White | 11,646 | 7,662 | 65.79% |
| Whiteside | 36,726 | 17,745 | 48.32% |
| Will | 271,410 | 124,154 | 45.74% |
| Williamson | 40,339 | 24,470 | 60.66% |
| Winnebago | 158,736 | 72,992 | 45.98% |
| Woodford | 23,575 | 12,389 | 52.55% |
| Total | 6,754,998 | 3,541,379 | 52.43% |
Federal elections
United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Carol Moseley Braun lost reelection, being unseated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald.
United States House
All 20 of Illinois' seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1998.
No seats switched parties, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
State elections
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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Incumbent Governor Jim Edgar, a Republican, did not seek a third term. Republican George Ryan was elected to succeed him.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | George Ryan / Corinne Wood | 1,714,094 | 51.03 | |
| Democratic | Glenn Poshard / Mary Lou Kearns | 1,594,191 | 47.46 | |
| Reform | Lawrence Redmond / Phyllis Nirchi | 50,372 | 1.50 | |
| Write-in | Other | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 3,358,705 | 100 | ||
Attorney General
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Incumbent Attorney General Jim Ryan, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Miriam Santos | 647,099 | 100 | |
| Democratic | Mister Kawa | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 647,099 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Ryan (incumbent) | 643,487 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 643,487 | 100 | ||
Reform primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Reform | Jesse M. Dowell, Jr. | 332 | 50.53 | |
| Reform | Daniel J. Kairis | 325 | 49.47 | |
| Total votes | 657 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Ryan (incumbent) | 2,026,781 | 60.92 | |
| Democratic | Miriam Santos | 1,242,979 | 37.36 | |
| Reform | Jesse M. Dowell, Jr. | 56,944 | 1.71 | |
| Total votes | 3,326,704 | 100 | ||
Secretary of State
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Incumbent Secretary of State George Ryan, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term in office, instead opting to run for Governor. Democrat Jesse White was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jesse White | 484,798 | 55.76 | |
| Democratic | Tim McCarthy | 384,603 | 44.24 | |
| Total votes | 869,401 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Al Salvi | 365,880 | 52.99 | |
| Republican | Robert W. Churchill | 324,529 | 47.01 | |
| Total votes | 690,409 | 100 | ||
Reform primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Reform | Sandra Millatti | 426 | 66.46 | |
| Reform | Maryam Omar | 215 | 33.54 | |
| Total votes | 641 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jesse White | 1,874,626 | 55.46 | |
| Republican | Al Salvi | 1,437,420 | 42.53 | |
| Reform | Sandra Millatti | 67,696 | 2.00 | |
| Independent | Therese M. Battaglia | 229 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 3,379,971 | 100 | ||
Comptroller
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Incumbent Comptroller Loleta Didrickson, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to (ultimately unsuccessfully) run for the Republican nomination for United States Senate. Democrat Daniel Hynes was elected to succeed her in office.
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Daniel Hynes | 632,141 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 632,141 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Lauzen | 317,766 | 51.48 | |
| Republican | Harry Seigle | 299,469 | 48.52 | |
| Total votes | 617,235 | 100 | ||
Reform primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Reform | Houstoun McIntosh Sadler II | 579 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 579 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Daniel Hynes | 1,895,273 | 58.63 | |
| Republican | Chris Lauzen | 1,280,860 | 39.63 | |
| Reform | Houstoun McIntosh Sadler II | 56,219 | 1.74 | |
| Total votes | 3,232,352 | 100 | ||
Treasurer
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Incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Orland Park mayor Daniel J. McLaughlin defeated Calumet City Jerry Genova.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Daniel J. McLaughlin | 419,735 | 57.51 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Genova | 310,052 | 42.49 | |
| Total votes | 729,787 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Judy Baar Topinka (incumbent) | 591,932 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 591,932 | 100 | ||
Reform primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Reform | Valorie Bain | 338 | 50.90 | |
| Reform | William P. Rakes | 326 | 49.10 | |
| Total votes | 664 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Judy Baar Topinka (incumbent) | 1,610,498 | 49.97 | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Dart | 1,548,219 | 48.04 | |
| Reform | Valorie Bain | 64,001 | 1.99 | |
| Independent | Mark A. Mastrogiovanni | 226 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 3,222,944 | 100 | ||
State Senate
Some of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1998. Republicans retained control of the chamber.[6]
State House of Representatives
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1998. Democrats retained control of the chamber.[6]
Judicial elections
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1998.
Ballot measures
Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1998.[7] In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[7]
Illinois Courts Commission
Voters approved Illinois Courts Commission, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which amended Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Illinois to make modifications to the courts commission.[7][8]
| Illinois Courts Commission[2][7] | |||
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on referendum |
% of all ballots cast |
| Yes | 1,677,109 | 80.47 | 47.37 |
| No | 407,014 | 19.53 | 11.49 |
| Total votes | 2,084,123 | 100 | 58.85 |
| Voter turnout | 30.85% | ||
Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
Notes
- For more on Cook County primary election turnout, see 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Primary election
- For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#General election
References
- "Illinois Primary Results - March 17, 1998". www.cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "ORLAND MOVES TO CONTROL GROWTH". Crain's Chicago Business. 6 August 1994. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- O'Connor, Matt (14 March 2002). "Ex-Cal City chief gets prison term". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- "Party control of Illinois state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- "Illinois Courts Commission, Amendment 1 (1998)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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