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| Turnout | 56.71% | |||
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Elections were held inIllinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1990. Theprimary elections were held on March 20, 1990.[1]
All statewide offices saw their incumbents forgo seeking reelection. However, no statewide office saw a change in party composition, with Republicans retaining thegovernorship andlieutenant governorship in their joint election, as well as the office ofSecretary of State, and Democrats retaining the offices ofAttorney General,Comptroller, andTreasurer.[2]
Democrats retained their control of both chambers of theIllinois General Assembly.[3]
1990 was amidterm election year in the United States.
For the primaries, turnout was 32.62%, with 1,962,284 ballots cast (with 1,123,972 Democratic ballots, 805,381 Republican ballots, 525 Illinois Solidarity, 21 Independent Progressive, and 32,385 nonpartisan ballots cast).[1]
For the general election, turnout was 56.71%, with 3,420,720 ballots cast.[4]
Illinois had astraight-ticket voting option in 1990.[4]
| Party | Number of straight-ticket votes[4] |
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| Democratic | 498,918 |
| Republican | 360,273 |
| Illinois Solidarity | 2,108 |
| Independent Progressive | 7 |
| Jim Wham | 394 |
| Libertarian | 3,005 |
Incumbent DemocratPaul Simon was reelected to a second term.
All 22 of Illinois' seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 1990.
The Democratic Party flipped one Republican-held seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 15 Democrats and 7 Republicans.
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| Turnout | 54.00% | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County Results Edgar: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Hartigan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentGovernorJames R. Thompson did not seek reelection to a fifth term. RepublicanJim Edgar was elected to succeed him in office, defeating DemocratNeil Hartigan by a narrow margin of about 80,000 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Edgar /Bob Kustra | 1,653,126 | 50.75 | |
| Democratic | Neil Hartigan /James B. Burns | 1,569,217 | 48.17 | |
| Illinois Solidarity | Jessie Fields | 35,067 | 1.08 | |
| Total votes | 3,257,410 | |||
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| Turnout | 53.33%[4] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Burris: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Ryan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentAttorney GeneralNeil Hartigan, a Democrat, did not run for a third term, instead opting to run for governor. DemocratRoland Burris was elected to succeed him in office.
Illinois ComptrollerRoland Burris won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Roland Burris | 801,279 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 801,279 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Ryan | 645,000 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 645,000 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Roland Burris | 1,656,045 | 51.48 | |
| Republican | Jim Ryan | 1,560,831 | 48.52 | |
| Total votes | 3,216,876 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 52.16%[4] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Ryan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Cosentino: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentSecretary of StateJim Edgar, a Republican first appointed in 1981 and subsequently reelected to two full terms, did not seek reelection to another term, instead opting to run for governor. RepublicanGeorge Ryan was elected to succeed him in office.
Illinois TreasurerJerome Cosentino won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jerry Cosentino | 769,279 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 769,279 | 100 | ||
Lieutenant Governor of IllinoisGeorge Ryan won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | George H. Ryan | 639,808 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 639,808 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | George H. Ryan | 1,680,531 | 53.41 | |
| Democratic | Jerome Cosentino | 1,465,785 | 46.59 | |
| Total votes | 3,146,316 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 52.01%[4] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Netsch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Suter: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentComptrollerRoland Burris, a Democrat, did not seek reelection to a fourth term, instead opting to run for Attorney General. DemocratDawn Clark Netsch was elected to succeed him in office.
State SenatorDawn Clark Netsch defeated attorney Shawn Collins, State RepresentativeWoody Bowman, andKane County Democratic Party Chairman Bill Sarto.[1][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dawn Clark Netsch | 401,928 | 47.73 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Collins | 230,889 | 27.42 | |
| Democratic | Woody Bowman | 135,321 | 16.07 | |
| Democratic | Bill Sarto | 73,993 | 8.79 | |
| Total votes | 842,131 | 100 | ||
Republican Sue Suter, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid[7] who previously from 1984 until 1988 had been head of the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services, won the Republican primary unopposed.[1][8] This was Suter's first attempt at elected office.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Sue Suter | 600,830 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 600,830 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dawn Clark Netsch | 1,696,414 | 54.07 | |
| Republican | Sue Suter | 1,440,747 | 45.93 | |
| Total votes | 3,137,161 | 100 | ||
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| Turnout | 51.81%[4] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Quinn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Baise: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentTreasurerJerome Cosentino, a Democrat, did not run for what would have been a third overall (second consecutive) term, instead opting to run for Secretary of State. DemocratPat Quinn was elected to succeed him in office.
FormerCook County Board of Tax Appeals commissioner andChicago Revenue DirectorPat Quinn defeated State RepresentativePeg McDonnell Breslin. Quinn previously had been an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1986.
Breslin had been the candidate endorsed by the Democratic Party organization.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Patrick Quinn | 449,442 | 51.12 | |
| Democratic | Peg McDonnell Breslin | 429,810 | 48.88 | |
| Total votes | 879,252 | 100 | ||
Former Illinois Secretary of TransportationGreg Baise won the Republican primary unopposed.[1][10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Greg Baise | 594,238 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 594,238 | 100 | ||
Baise campaigned on a message ofconservatism.[11] Quinn campaigned as apopulistreformer in opposition to big government.[11]
During the general election campaign, Quinn won the endorsement of theAFL–CIO.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Patrick Quinn | 1,740,742 | 55.70 | |
| Republican | Greg Baise | 1,384,492 | 44.30 | |
| Write-in | Paul Salander | 55 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 3,125,289 | 100 | ||
Some of the seats of theIllinois Senate were up for election in 1990. Democrats retained control of the chamber.[3]
All of the seats in theIllinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1990. Democrats retained control of the chamber.[3]
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An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees ofUniversity of Illinois system for six-year terms.
The election saw the reelection of incumbent Democrat Gloria Jackson Bacon to a second term and incumbent Republican Susan Loving Gravenhorst to a third term, as well as the election of new trustee DemocratThomas R. Lamont.[12]
Fourth-term incumbent Republican Ralph Crane Hahn lost reelection.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gloria Jackson Bacon (incumbent) | 1,597,215 | 19.00 | |
| Republican | Susan Loving Gravenhorst (incumbent) | 1,416,930 | 16.86 | |
| Democratic | Tom Lamont | 1,412,371 | 16.80 | |
| Republican | Ralph Crane Hahn (incumbent) | 1,330,902 | 15.84 | |
| Democratic | Joe Luco | 1,311,182 | 15.60 | |
| Republican | John G. Huftalin | 1,110,264 | 13.21 | |
| Illinois Solidarity | Martin C. Ortega | 226,103 | 2.69 | |
| Total votes | 8,404,967 | 100 | ||
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1990.
Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1990.[13] In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[13]
Voters approved the Redemption Periods for Property Sold for Non-Payment of Taxes Amendment, alegislatively referred constitutional amendment which amended Article IX, Section 8 of theConstitution of Illinois to reduce the redemption period on the tax sale of certain delinquent properties.[13][14]
| Redemption Periods for Property Sold for Non-Payment of Taxes Amendment[13][14] | |||
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on measure | % of all ballots cast |
| Yes | 1,004,546 | 72.25 | 29.37 |
| No | 385,772 | 27.75 | 11.28 |
| Total votes | 1,390,318 | 100 | 40.64 |
| Voter turnout | 23.05% | ||
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as theCook County elections.
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