Illinois — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorIllinois · GovernorJim ThompsonR+0.1
Candidates
Illinois 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Thompson✓Republican1,816,10149.4%
- Adlai Stevenson IIIDemocratic1,811,02749.3%
- Other candidatesOther46,5531.3%
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 1980R+7.9Governor 1982R+0.1vs. baselineD+7.8
Illinois's 1982 governor race ran 7.8 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.