Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  IL Governor - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1994 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open March 15, 1994 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close March 15, 1994 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1995 - 03:00pm
Term End January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedCOSDem March 21, 2013 11:30pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1990
NameJim Edgar Votes1,653,126 (50.75%)
Term01/14/1991 - 01/09/1995 Margin83,909 (+2.58%)
NEXT 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
RaceIL Governor 11/08/1994

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch Attorney General Roland Burris County Chair Richard J. Phelan James E. Gierach Sheila Jones  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 487,364 (44.35%) 401,142 (36.50%) 160,576 (14.61%) 26,752 (2.43%) 23,191 (2.11%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -86,222 (-7.85%) -326,788 (-29.73%) -460,612 (-41.91%) -464,173 (-42.23%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 08/09/1993 08/03/1993 -- -- --  
Bar
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
Laf-W Craverguy
  Quad-City Times
D Richard M. Daley 🔗
  Democratic Party of Evanston
  Chicago Tribune
  Chicago Sun-Times
D COSDem
D Sheila A. Smith 🔗
D Penny Severns
 


EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 00, 1994 12:00am News Democrats search for a winner [IL Gov 1994]  Article COSDem 
Nov 25, 1992 11:50pm News Burris set to enter 1994 governor race  Article COSDem 

DISCUSSION