Illinois — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorIllinois · GovernorJim ThompsonR+18.9
Candidates
Illinois 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Thompson✓Republican1,859,68459.0%
- Michael BakalisDemocratic1,263,13440.1%
- Other candidatesOther27,2770.9%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+2.0Governor 1978R+18.9vs. baselineR+17.0
Illinois's 1978 governor race ran 17.0 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.