Illinois — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorIllinois · GovernorGeorge RyanR+3.6
Candidates
Illinois 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- George Ryan✓Republican1,714,09451.0%
- Glenn PoshardDemocratic1,594,19147.5%
- Other candidatesOther50,4201.5%
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 1996D+17.5Governor 1998R+3.6vs. baselineR+21.1
Illinois's 1998 governor race ran 21.1 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.