Elections / 1986 · Governor · IL
Illinois — 1986 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1986 · GovernorIllinois · GovernorJim ThompsonR+46.4
Candidates
Illinois 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Thompson✓Republican1,655,84953.0%
- Adlai Stevenson IIISolidarity1,256,62640.3%
- ''No nominee''Democratic208,8306.7%
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 1984R+12.9Governor 1986R+46.4vs. baselineR+33.5
Illinois's 1986 governor race ran 33.5 points more Republican than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.