1998 Illinois elections Turnout 52.43%
Elections were held in Illinois Primary elections were held on March 17, 1998.[1]
These elections saw Democrats make gains. The Democratic Party went from holding no statewide offices, to holding two.
Election information [ edit ] 1998 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout [ edit ] Primary election [ edit ] For the primary election, turnout was 27.04%, with 1,824,806 votes cast.[2]
Turnout by county[2] County Registration Votes cast Turnout Adams 39,753 8,380 21.08% Alexander 7,519 3,603 47.92% Bond 9,811 1,793 18.28% Boone 22,061 7,131 32.32% Brown 3,271 2,029 62.03% Bureau 25,112 7,924 31.55% Calhoun 3,798 1,220 32.12% Carroll 10,905 3,842 35.23% Cass 9,649 4,374 45.33% Champaign 115,156 21,566 18.73% Christian 23,603 8,173 34.63% Clark 12,084 3,727 30.84% Clay 10,087 2,676 26.53% Clinton 24,358 2,950 12.11% Coles 29,461 9,289 31.53% Cook [note 1] 2,721,334 780,580 28.68% Crawford 13,381 3,772 28.19% Cumberland 7,915 2,686 33.94% DeKalb 45,534 8,651 19% DeWitt 11,513 2,244 19.49% Douglas 11,281 2,319 20.56% DuPage 460,688 113,345 24.6% Edgar 13,029 3,149 24.17% Edwards 5,143 2,380 46.28% Effingham 19,711 6,133 31.11% Fayette 13,422 3,850 28.68% Ford 8,384 4,543 54.19% Franklin 30,636 13,688 44.68% Fulton 25,999 9,500 36.54% Gallatin 4,731 2,812 59.44% Greene 8,923 2,801 31.39% Grundy 22,468 5,960 26.53% Hamilton 6,379 3,415 53.54% Hancock 12,821 4,967 38.74% Hardin 3,743 2,417 64.57% Henderson 5,324 2,154 40.46% Henry 32,819 7,881 24.01% Iroquois 18,397 5,591 30.39% Jackson 44,300 10,881 24.56% Jasper 7,547 3,862 51.17% Jefferson 25,924 7,253 27.98% Jersey 13,964 4,029 28.85% Jo Daviess 14,413 2,827 19.61% Johnson 7,120 3,676 51.63% Kane 177,041 51,342 29.00% Kankakee 57,482 8,217 14.29% Kendall 31,224 7,430 23.8% Knox 34,117 7,757 22.74% Lake 316,111 78,977 24.98% LaSalle 65,229 16,659 25.54% Lawrence 11,336 2,834 25.00% Lee 20,431 6,332 30.99% Livingston 22,714 8,902 39.19% Logan 18,665 7,589 40.66% Macon 72,319 20,844 28.82% Macoupin 35,243 10,428 29.59% Madison 164,136 34,057 20.75% Marion 28,158 7,408 26.31% Marshall 8,386 1,684 20.08% Mason 10,598 2,214 20.89% Massac 12,435 3,454 27.78% McDonough 18,536 4,658 25.13% McHenry 142,461 39,492 27.72% McLean 85,655 18,930 22.1% Menard 8,194 3,018 36.83% Mercer 11,717 2,274 19.41% Monroe 18,228 6,089 33.4% Montgomery 20,983 4,232 20.17% Morgan 20,885 4,331 20.74% Moultrie 8,234 2,916 35.41% Ogle 28,094 6,932 24.67% Peoria 105,139 20,889 19.87% Perry 15,388 5,828 37.87% Piatt 11,034 2,960 26.83% Pike 12,814 4,611 35.98% Pope 3,250 1,820 56.00% Pulaski 5,470 2,445 44.70% Putnam 4,383 2,131 48.62% Randolph 23,496 8,155 34.71% Richland 12,753 4,028 31.58% Rock Island 101,715 22,710 22.33% Saline 18,053 9,025 49.99% Sangamon 121,984 35,680 29.25% Schuyler 5,926 2,107 35.56% Scott 3,627 1,493 41.16% Shelby 14,326 4,857 33.9% Stark 4,540 1,135 25.00% St. Clair 153,502 29,738 19.37% Stephenson 31,107 7,920 25.46% Tazewell 81,769 23,112 28.26% Union 14,571 6,063 41.61% Vermilion 50,035 11,115 22.21% Wabash 9,191 2,125 23.12% Warren 11,279 2,944 26.1% Washington 10,663 2,860 26.82% Wayne 12,773 4,263 33.38% White 11,693 5,442 46.54% Whiteside 35,370 4,726 13.36% Will 229,337 53,784 23.45% Williamson 39,063 16,509 42.26% Winnebago 158,118 29,238 18.49% Woodford 22,924 10,050 43.84% Total 6,747,376 1,824,806 27.04%
General election [ edit ] For the general election, turnout was 52.43%, with 3,541,379 votes cast.[2]
Turnout by county[2] County Registration Votes cast Turnout% Adams 41,285 25,575 61.95% Alexander 7,547 3,990 52.87% Bond 10,205 5,343 52.36% Boone 21,953 9,950 45.32% Brown 3,565 2,850 79.94% Bureau 24,773 15,087 60.9% Calhoun 3,745 2,650 70.76% Carroll 10,385 6,199 59.69% Cass 9,752 4,723 48.43% Champaign 127,069 50,026 39.37% Christian 24,112 12,302 51.02% Clark 12,197 6,517 53.43% Clay 9,254 5,354 57.86% Clinton 24,391 11,990 49.16% Coles 30,165 16,959 56.22% Cook [note 2] 2,625,022 1,433,423 54.61% Crawford 13,763 7,194 52.27% Cumberland 8,125 4,186 51.52% DeKalb 52,659 22,131 42.03% DeWitt 10,408 5,294 50.86% Douglas 11,637 5,911 50.79% DuPage 443,387 257,729 58.13% Edgar 13,280 7,447 56.08% Edwards 5,127 2,971 57.95% Effingham 20,666 11,639 56.32% Fayette 14,035 8,189 58.35% Ford 8,660 5,478 63.26% Franklin 31,202 17,097 54.79% Fulton 24,611 13,026 52.93% Gallatin 4,704 3,215 68.35% Greene 8,769 5,047 57.56% Grundy 23,476 12,533 53.39% Hamilton 6,487 4,368 67.33% Hancock 13,271 8,234 62.05% Hardin 3,833 2,824 73.68% Henderson 5,493 3,578 65.14% Henry 33,838 19,022 56.21% Iroquois 18,137 11,150 61.48% Jackson 43,168 18,919 43.83% Jasper 7,673 4,274 55.7% Jefferson 26,587 12,683 47.7% Jersey 13,126 7,364 56.1% Jo Daviess 15,017 8,109 54% Johnson 7,487 5,038 67.29% Kane 188,596 91,059 48.28% Kankakee 55,176 30,720 55.68% Kendall 32,945 15,596 47.34% Knox 34,377 19,379 56.37% Lake 309,409 158,547 51.24% LaSalle 67,876 35,919 52.92% Lawrence 9,875 5,604 56.75% Lee 21,205 11,086 52.28% Livingston 21,433 12,212 56.98% Logan 19,243 10,772 55.98% Macon 74,913 40,772 54.43% Macoupin 35,725 15,754 44.1% Madison 170,151 74,485 43.78% Marion 29,529 12,430 42.09% Marshall 8,564 4,467 52.16% Mason 10,192 5,331 52.31% Massac 12,760 5,669 44.43% McDonough 19,632 10,631 54.15% McHenry 150,683 66,836 44.36% McLean 94,605 39,813 42.08% Menard 8,405 5,164 61.44% Mercer 12,025 7,093 58.99% Monroe 18,405 9,945 54.03% Montgomery 21,153 10,255 48.48% Morgan 21,680 12,032 55.5% Moultrie 8,208 4,670 56.9% Ogle 29,479 14,042 47.63% Peoria 110,820 54,623 49.29% Perry 15,156 9,652 63.68% Piatt 11,197 6,351 56.72% Pike 11,903 7,532 63.28% Pope 3,332 2,284 68.55% Pulaski 6,360 3,090 48.58% Putnam 4,167 2,529 60.69% Randolph 23,870 13,185 55.24% Richland 13,226 6,739 50.95% Rock Island 103,597 48,714 47.02% Saline 18,579 11,664 62.78% Sangamon 118,453 76,639 64.7% Schuyler 6,024 3,398 56.41% Scott 3,685 2,338 63.45% Shelby 14,849 8,795 59.23% Stark 4,586 2,557 55.76% St. Clair 160,520 72,357 45.08% Stephenson 32,197 13,674 42.47% Tazewell 84,100 40,613 48.29% Union 12,425 7,712 62.07% Vermilion 49,454 24,994 50.54% Wabash 9,378 4,978 53.08% Warren 11,637 6,261 53.8% Washington 9,985 6,320 63.29% Wayne 12,776 7,097 55.55% White 11,646 7,662 65.79% Whiteside 36,726 17,745 48.32% Will 271,410 124,154 45.74% Williamson 40,339 24,470 60.66% Winnebago 158,736 72,992 45.98% Woodford 23,575 12,389 52.55% Total 6,754,998 3,541,379 52.43%
Federal elections [ edit ] United States Senate [ edit ] Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Carol Moseley Braun lost reelection, being unseated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald .
United States House [ edit ] All 20 of Illinois' seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1998.
No seats switched parties, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
State elections [ edit ] Governor and Lieutenant Governor [ edit ] 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election Turnout 49.72% County results Ryan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Poshard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Incumbent Governor Jim Edgar , a Republican, did not seek a third term. Republican George Ryan was elected to succeed him.
Attorney General [ edit ] 1998 Illinois Attorney General election Turnout 49.25% County results Ryan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Santos: 50–60%
Incumbent Attorney General Jim Ryan , a Republican, was reelected to a second term. As of 2022[update]
Democratic primary [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Reform primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ]
Secretary of State [ edit ] 1998 Illinois Secretary of State election Turnout 50.04% County results White: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Salvi: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Secretary of State George Ryan , a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term in office, instead opting to run for governor. Democrat Jesse White was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Reform primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ]
Comptroller [ edit ] 1998 Illinois State Comptroller election Turnout 47.85% County results Hynes: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Lauzen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Comptroller Loleta Didrickson , a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to (ultimately unsuccessfully) run for the Republican nomination for United States Senate. Democrat Daniel Hynes was elected to succeed her in office.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Reform primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ]
Treasurer [ edit ] 1998 Illinois State Treasurer election Turnout 47.71% County results Topinka: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%McLaughlin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka , a Republican, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Orland Park mayor Daniel J. McLaughlin defeated Calumet City mayor Jerry Genova.[3] [4] [5]
Republican primary [ edit ] Reform primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ]
State Senate [ edit ] Some of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1998. Republicans retained control of the chamber.[6]
State House of Representatives [ edit ] All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1998. Democrats retained control of the chamber.[6]
Judicial elections [ edit ] Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1998.
Ballot measure [ edit ] Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1998.[7] [7]
Illinois Courts Commission Amendment [ edit ] Voters approved the Illinois Courts Commission Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which amended Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Illinois to make modifications to the courts commission.[7] [8]
Illinois Courts Commission Amendment[2] [7] Option Votes % of votes % of all ballots Yes 1,677,109 80.47 47.37 No 407,014 19.53 11.49 Total votes 2,084,123 100 58.85 Voter turnout 30.85%
Local elections [ edit ] Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections .
References [ edit ] ^ "Illinois Primary Results - March 17, 1998" . www.cnn.com . CNN. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .^ a b c d e "Voter Turnout" . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Election Results" . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .^ "ORLAND MOVES TO CONTROL GROWTH" . Crain's Chicago Business . August 6, 1994. Retrieved April 7, 2020 .^ O'Connor, Matt (March 14, 2002). "Ex-Cal City chief gets prison term" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2020 . ^ a b "Party control of Illinois state government" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .^ a b c d "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed" . www.ilga.gov . Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .^ "Illinois Courts Commission, Amendment 1 (1998)" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
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