Elections / 1978 · Governor · IL
Illinois — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorIllinois · GovernorJim ThompsonR+19.1
Candidates
Illinois 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Thompson✓Republican1,859,68459.6%
- Michael BakalisDemocratic1,263,13440.4%
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.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+2.0Governor 1978R+19.1vs. baselineR+17.1
Illinois's 1978 governor race ran 17.1 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.