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| Turnout | 49.72% 1.05pp | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Congressional district resultsRyan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Poshard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1998 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican GovernorJim Edgar did not run for a third term in office. Republican nomineeGeorge Ryan, the Illinois Secretary of State, narrowly won the election against Democratic CongressmanGlenn Poshard.
With this election Corinne Wood became the first female lieutenant governor of the state.
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal elections (Senate andHouse), as well as those for other state offices. The election was part of the1998 Illinois elections.
For the primaries, turnout for the gubernatorial primaries was 24.58%, with 1,658,296 votes cast and turnout for the lieutenant gubernatorial primaries was 19.76% with 1,333,446 votes cast.[1][2] For the general election, turnout was 49.72%, with 3,358,705 votes cast.[1][2] Due to Poshard's more conservative social positions he carried the reliably Republican downstate, while Ryan's liberal social policies led him to carry the more Democratic Chicago area.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn Poshard | 357,342 | 37.60 | |
| Democratic | Roland Burris | 290,393 | 30.56 | |
| Democratic | John R. Schmidt | 236,309 | 24.87 | |
| Democratic | Jim Burns | 55,233 | 5.81 | |
| Democratic | Larry Burgess | 6,075 | 0.64 | |
| Democratic | Maurice Horton | 4,955 | 0.52 | |
| Total votes | 950,307 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Lou Kearns | 391,373 | 50.09 | |
| Democratic | Pat Quinn | 389,905 | 49.91 | |
| Total votes | 781,278 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Ryan | 608,940 | 86.08 | |
| Republican | Chad Koppie | 98,466 | 13.92 | |
| Total votes | 707,406 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Corrine G. Wood | 551,580 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 551,580 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Lawrence Redmond | 583 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 583 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Philomena "Phyllis" Nirchi | 588 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 588 | 100 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | George Ryan (R) | Glenn Poshard (D) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason-Dixon[7] | October 24–26, 1998 | 813 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 48% | 37% | 15% |
| KRC Communications Research[7][A] | October 19–20, 1998 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 44% | 42% | 14% |
| Mason-Dixon[7] | October 10–12, 1998 | 830 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 51% | 36% | 13% |
| Market Shares Corporation[7] | October 3–6, 1998 | 1,099 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 52% | 31% | 17% |
| Mason-Dixon[7] | September 11–14, 1998 | 811 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 38% | 12% |
| KRC Communications Research[7][A] | September 8–10, 1998 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 52% | 34% | 14% |
| Zogby International[7][B] | August 31 – September 1, 1998 | 726 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 47% | 37% | 16% |
| Market Share Corp.[7] | August 11–17, 1998 | 1,109 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 30% | 19% |
| Mason-Dixon[7] | July 10–13, 1998 | 807 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 44% | 37% | 19% |
| University of Illinois at Chicago[7] | June 9 – July 3, 1998 | 465 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 46% | 39% | 13% |
| Mason-Dixon[7] | March 8–10, 1998 | 831 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 48% | 26% | 26% |
| Mason-Dixon[7] | February 6–9, 1998 | 804 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 26% | 24% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Ryan /Corinne Wood | 1,714,094 | 51.03% | −12.85% | |
| Democratic | Glenn Poshard / Mary Lou Kearns | 1,594,191 | 47.46% | +13.02% | |
| Reform | Lawrence Redmond / Phyllis Nirchi | 50,372 | 1.50% | ||
| Write-ins | 48 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 119,903 | 3.57% | −25.87% | ||
| Turnout | 3,358,705 | 49.72% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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