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Election 1998 Results

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1998 Illinois governor election

George H. Ryan (Republican) beat Glenn Poshard (Democrat) in Illinois in 1998, 51.0% to 47.5%, a margin of 3.6 points and 119,903 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1994, when Jim Edgar won.

Republicans led in 59 of the 102 counties and Democrats in 43. The largest, Cook, cast 1,321,419 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.7 points. The closest was Putnam, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
George H. Ryan won Republican 1,714,094 51.0%
Glenn Poshard Democratic 1,594,191 47.5%
All other candidates 50,420 1.5%
Total3,358,705

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 713,272 54.0% 585,008 44.3% 23,139 1,321,419 D+9.7
DuPage 71,055 28.4% 175,223 69.9% 4,303 250,581 R+41.6
Lake 47,228 31.0% 102,588 67.2% 2,777 152,593 R+36.3
Will 48,857 40.3% 70,476 58.2% 1,805 121,138 R+17.8
Kane 29,507 33.3% 57,617 64.9% 1,589 88,713 R+31.7
Sangamon 31,102 41.7% 42,604 57.1% 903 74,609 R+15.4
Madison 37,519 52.0% 33,734 46.8% 883 72,136 D+5.2
Winnebago 25,340 36.0% 43,805 62.3% 1,203 70,348 R+26.2
St. Clair 37,497 54.6% 30,486 44.4% 689 68,672 D+10.2
McHenry 17,003 26.1% 47,037 72.2% 1,083 65,123 R+46.1
Peoria 23,457 44.4% 28,571 54.0% 861 52,889 R+9.7
Champaign 20,127 42.1% 26,777 56.0% 933 47,837 R+13.9
Rock Island 22,051 46.5% 24,733 52.1% 651 47,435 R+5.7
Macon 24,386 61.7% 14,764 37.4% 347 39,497 D+24.4
Tazewell 16,464 41.9% 22,258 56.7% 568 39,290 R+14.7
McLean 14,811 38.3% 23,351 60.4% 492 38,654 R+22.1
LaSalle 16,536 47.5% 17,851 51.3% 431 34,818 R+3.8
Kankakee 11,433 38.4% 18,110 60.8% 243 29,786 R+22.4
Adams 9,006 36.3% 15,560 62.7% 242 24,808 R+26.4
Vermilion 10,509 43.4% 13,377 55.3% 305 24,191 R+11.9
Williamson 19,510 82.2% 4,110 17.3% 129 23,749 D+64.8
DeKalb 7,331 34.8% 13,313 63.1% 452 21,096 R+28.4
Knox 7,439 40.0% 10,953 58.8% 227 18,619 R+18.9
Henry 7,503 41.1% 10,543 57.7% 223 18,269 R+16.6
Jackson 13,392 73.5% 4,676 25.7% 154 18,222 D+47.8
Whiteside 7,221 42.2% 9,671 56.5% 224 17,116 R+14.3
Franklin 13,848 83.7% 2,645 16.0% 44 16,537 D+67.7
Coles 10,129 61.8% 6,092 37.2% 175 16,396 D+24.6
Macoupin 8,482 55.8% 6,577 43.3% 129 15,188 D+12.5
Kendall 4,794 31.7% 10,081 66.6% 254 15,129 R+34.9
Bureau 6,077 42.0% 8,197 56.6% 203 14,477 R+14.6
Ogle 4,279 31.5% 9,102 67.0% 209 13,590 R+35.5
Stephenson 4,697 35.6% 8,251 62.6% 231 13,179 R+27.0
Randolph 8,315 66.3% 4,187 33.4% 44 12,546 D+32.9
Fulton 6,785 54.2% 5,590 44.6% 145 12,520 D+9.5
Jefferson 8,531 69.0% 3,751 30.4% 75 12,357 D+38.7
Grundy 4,965 40.9% 7,027 57.9% 152 12,144 R+17.0
Woodford 4,157 34.7% 7,660 64.0% 158 11,975 R+29.3
Christian 7,334 61.4% 4,512 37.7% 108 11,954 D+23.6
Marion 7,211 60.7% 4,594 38.7% 75 11,880 D+22.0
Livingston 4,052 34.5% 7,533 64.2% 152 11,737 R+29.7
Morgan 4,630 40.2% 6,772 58.8% 112 11,514 R+18.6
Clinton 5,210 45.6% 6,135 53.7% 82 11,427 R+8.1
Effingham 7,501 66.4% 3,710 32.8% 91 11,302 D+33.5
Saline 9,284 82.2% 1,967 17.4% 45 11,296 D+64.8
Iroquois 3,976 37.0% 6,660 62.0% 105 10,741 R+25.0
Lee 4,040 37.9% 6,423 60.2% 199 10,662 R+22.4
Logan 3,945 38.0% 6,341 61.0% 102 10,388 R+23.1
McDonough 3,921 38.5% 6,148 60.4% 115 10,184 R+21.9
Montgomery 5,586 55.9% 4,289 42.9% 112 9,987 D+13.0
Boone 3,038 31.8% 6,352 66.6% 154 9,544 R+34.7
Monroe 4,367 46.2% 5,039 53.3% 56 9,462 R+7.1
Perry 7,008 76.3% 2,155 23.5% 26 9,189 D+52.8
Shelby 5,803 68.5% 2,600 30.7% 64 8,467 D+37.8
Hancock 3,223 40.6% 4,618 58.2% 88 7,929 R+17.6
Fayette 4,212 53.5% 3,588 45.6% 70 7,870 D+7.9
Jo Daviess 2,762 35.4% 4,886 62.7% 144 7,792 R+27.3
Union 5,527 74.0% 1,898 25.4% 44 7,469 D+48.6
White 5,920 80.4% 1,401 19.0% 38 7,359 D+61.4
Pike 3,340 46.7% 3,746 52.3% 70 7,156 R+5.7
Jersey 3,383 47.8% 3,604 51.0% 86 7,073 R+3.1
Edgar 3,178 45.0% 3,827 54.2% 50 7,055 R+9.2
Crawford 4,621 66.6% 2,274 32.8% 48 6,943 D+33.8
Mercer 2,948 42.8% 3,872 56.2% 67 6,887 R+13.4
Wayne 4,386 65.0% 2,319 34.4% 45 6,750 D+30.6
Richland 4,622 71.5% 1,791 27.7% 49 6,462 D+43.8
Clark 3,732 59.3% 2,521 40.1% 41 6,294 D+19.2
Piatt 2,916 47.2% 3,151 51.0% 107 6,174 R+3.8
Warren 2,098 34.7% 3,895 64.5% 49 6,042 R+29.7
Washington 2,899 48.2% 3,085 51.3% 31 6,015 R+3.1
Carroll 2,068 34.9% 3,772 63.6% 92 5,932 R+28.7
Douglas 2,578 45.5% 3,034 53.6% 49 5,661 R+8.1
Massac 3,810 69.8% 1,623 29.7% 28 5,461 D+40.0
Lawrence 3,630 66.9% 1,759 32.4% 33 5,422 D+34.5
Ford 2,011 38.3% 3,169 60.4% 68 5,248 R+22.1
Mason 2,444 47.5% 2,653 51.5% 52 5,149 R+4.1
Clay 3,548 69.1% 1,551 30.2% 33 5,132 D+38.9
De Witt 2,322 45.3% 2,735 53.4% 69 5,126 R+8.1
Bond 2,450 48.3% 2,609 51.5% 11 5,070 R+3.1
Menard 2,043 40.8% 2,891 57.7% 74 5,008 R+16.9
Johnson 3,345 68.9% 1,480 30.5% 27 4,852 D+38.4
Wabash 3,071 63.6% 1,718 35.6% 40 4,829 D+28.0
Greene 2,260 47.0% 2,467 51.3% 79 4,806 R+4.3
Moultrie 2,905 64.0% 1,607 35.4% 28 4,540 D+28.6
Cass 2,370 52.2% 2,123 46.8% 43 4,536 D+5.4
Marshall 1,799 41.4% 2,488 57.3% 57 4,344 R+15.9
Hamilton 3,309 77.9% 919 21.6% 20 4,248 D+56.3
Jasper 2,994 71.7% 1,174 28.1% 8 4,176 D+43.6
Cumberland 2,764 68.8% 1,221 30.4% 35 4,020 D+38.4
Alexander 2,746 72.5% 1,021 27.0% 20 3,787 D+45.6
Henderson 1,459 42.4% 1,935 56.2% 49 3,443 R+13.8
Schuyler 1,518 46.2% 1,734 52.8% 33 3,285 R+6.6
Gallatin 2,737 86.7% 403 12.8% 17 3,157 D+73.9
Pulaski 1,938 67.6% 920 32.1% 10 2,868 D+35.5
Edwards 1,612 57.3% 1,185 42.1% 18 2,815 D+15.2
Brown 1,272 47.0% 1,417 52.3% 20 2,709 R+5.4
Hardin 1,940 72.0% 740 27.5% 15 2,695 D+44.5
Calhoun 1,368 54.8% 1,115 44.6% 15 2,498 D+10.1
Putnam 1,190 49.1% 1,196 49.4% 37 2,423 R+0.2
Stark 974 40.3% 1,431 59.2% 14 2,419 R+18.9
Scott 945 42.6% 1,256 56.6% 19 2,220 R+14.0
Pope 1,483 68.2% 686 31.5% 7 2,176 D+36.6

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Illinois governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 JB Pritzker (D) D+12.5
2018 JB Pritzker (D) D+15.7
2014 Bruce Rauner (R) R+3.9
2010 Pat Quinn (D) D+0.9
2006 Rod Blagojevich (D) D+10.5
2002 Rod R. Blagojevich (D) D+7.1
1998 George H. Ryan (R) R+3.6
1994 Jim Edgar (R) R+29.4
1990 Jim Edgar (R) R+2.6
1986 James R. Thompson (R) R+52.7
1982 James R. Thompson (R) R+0.1
1978 James R. Thompson (R) R+18.9
1976 James R. Thompson (R) R+30.1
1972 Daniel Walker (D) D+1.7
1968 Richard B. Ogilvie (R) R+2.8
1964 Otto Kerner (D) D+3.8
1960 Otto Kerner (D) D+11.2
1956 William G. Stratton (R) R+1.0
1952 William G. Stratton (R) R+5.2
1948 Adlai E. Stevenson (D) D+14.5
1944 Dwight H. Green (R) R+1.8
1940 Dwight H. Green (R) R+6.2
1936 Henry Horner (D) D+9.9
1932 Henry Horner (D) D+16.9
1928 Louis L. Emmerson (R) R+14.1
1924 Len Small (R) R+14.3
1920 Len Small (R) R+24.2
1916 Frank O. Lowden (R) R+10.6
1912 Edward F. Dunne (D) D+10.7
1908 Charles S. Deneen (R) R+2.0
1904 Charles S. Deneen (R) R+27.9
1900 Richard Yates (R) R+5.4
1896 John R. Tanner (R) R+10.4
1892 John P. Altgeld (D) D+2.6
1888 Joseph W. Fifer (R) R+1.7
1884 Richard J. Oglesby (R) R+2.2
1880 Shelby M. Cullom (R) R+5.9
1876 Shelby M. Cullom (R) R+1.2
1872 Richard J. Oglesby (R) R+54.4
1868 John McAuley Palmer (R) R+11.0