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Parents > United States > Illinois > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1998 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 03, 1998 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1998 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 11, 1999 - 12:00pm
Term End January 13, 2003 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last Modifiedev December 29, 2018 01:45am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1994
NameJim Edgar Votes1,984,318 (63.87%)
Term01/09/1995 - 01/11/1999 Margin914,468 (+29.44%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameRod Blagojevich Votes1,847,040 (52.19%)
Term01/13/2003 - 01/08/2007 Margin252,080 (+7.12%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 17, 1998 IL Governor- R Primary
George Ryan
R 707,406
Mar 17, 1998 IL Governor - D Primary
Glenn Poshard
D 950,307
Mar 17, 1998 IL Governor -Ref Primary
Lawrence Redmond
REF 583
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/06/1998 10/26/1998

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Secretary of State George Ryan Rep. Glenn Poshard Lawrence Redmond (W) Frances Friedman (W) John Studer (W) Sarah H. Katz (W) Larry Lichtenberger
PartyRepublican Democratic Reform Independent Independent Independent Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 1,714,094 (51.03%) 1,594,191 (47.46%) 50,372 (1.50%) 33 (0.00%) 6 (0.00%) 3 (0.00%) 3 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -119,903 (-3.57%) -1,663,722 (-49.53%) -1,714,061 (-51.03%) -1,714,088 (-51.03%) -1,714,091 (-51.03%) -1,714,091 (-51.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand 12/31 $2,334,172.00 12/31 $80,228.00 12/31 $216.72 $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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MATCHUP POLLS (13 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.13%-- 35.78%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Mason-Dixon 
10/24/98-10/26/98
48.00% 3.0 37.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
KRC Communications Research 
10/19/98-10/20/98
44.00% 8.0 42.00% 8.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/10/98-10/12/98
51.00% 1.0 36.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
10/03/98-10/06/98
52.00% -- 31.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
09/19/98-09/22/98
52.00% 1.0 30.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/11/98-09/14/98
50.00% 6.0 38.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
REFS Servo
LBR Old LW
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (W) Berneta Weathers (W) Mary Johnson  
PartyIndependent Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%)  
Margin-1,714,092 (-51.03%) -1,714,093 (-51.03%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date -- --  
MATCHUP POLLS (13 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Mason-Dixon 
10/24/98-10/26/98
0.00% -- 0.00% --
KRC Communications Research 
10/19/98-10/20/98
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/10/98-10/12/98
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
10/03/98-10/06/98
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
09/19/98-09/22/98
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/11/98-09/14/98
0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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