1996 Illinois elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1996 Illinois elections Illinois presidential no 1994 Illinois elections 1994 1998 Illinois elections 1998 November 5, 1996 66.30% Elections were held in Illinois on November 5, 1996. Primaries were held March 19, 1996. Election information Turnout For the primaries, turnout was 29.46%, with 1,804,626 ballots cast (with 902,635 Democratic ballots, 868,030 Republican ballots, 1,993 Libertarian, 498 Harold Washington, and 31,470 nonpartisan ballots cast).State of Illinois official vote cast at the primary election held on ... https://archive.org/details/stateofillinoiso1996illi/mode/2up Illinois State Board of Elections 6 April 2020 For the general election, turnout was 66.30%, with 4,418,270 ballots cast.State of Illinois official vote cast at the general election .. https://archive.org/details/stateofillinois1996illi/page/n7/mode/2up Illinois State Board of Elections 6 April 2020 Straight-ticket voting Illinois had a straight-ticket voting option in 1996. This would be the last Illinois election with straight-ticket voting, as it would be abolished in Illinois in 1997.Straight Ticket Voting States https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/straight-ticket-voting.aspx www.ncsl.org 6 April 2020 Party Number ofstraight-ticketvotesSTATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1996 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1996/1996%20GE.PDF Illinois Secretary of State 16 October 2020 Democratic946,889 Republican744,122 Harold Washington Party2,062 Libertarian3,757 Natural Law524 Reform14,374 U.S. Taxpayers'474 Federal elections United States President 1996 United States presidential election in Illinois 1996 United States presidential election Illinois voted for the Democratic Party ticket of Bill Clinton and Al Gore. United States Senate 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois 1996 United States Senate elections Democrat Dick Durbin was elected to succeed outgoing Democratic Senator Paul Simon. United States House 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1996 United States House of Representatives elections All 20 of Illinois’ seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1996. Both the Democratic and Republican parties flipped one seat held by the other party, leaving the party the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans. State elections State Senate 1996 Illinois Senate election Illinois legislative no 1994 Illinois elections#State Senate 1994 1998 Illinois elections#State Senate 1998 40 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate 30 1996 11 05 Republican Party (United States) 33 31 2 Democratic Party (United States) 26 28 2 1996 IL Senate G&H.svg 350px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #92C5DE Democratic hold#D3D3D3 No election President James Philip Republican Party (United States) James Philip Republican Party (United States) 40 out of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1996. Republicans retained control of the Illinois Senate, which they had held since 1993, having secured a majority from the 1992 election.Party control of Illinois state government https://ballotpedia.org/Party_control_of_Illinois_state_government Ballotpedia 26 March 2020 en State House of Representatives 1996 Illinois House of Representatives election Illinois legislative no 1994 Illinois elections#State House of Representatives 1994 1998 Illinois elections#State House of Representatives 1998 All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives 60 1996 11 05 File:Michael Madigan circa 1985.jpg 150x150px Michael Madigan Democratic Party (United States) 22nd 54 60 6 File:Lee_A._Daniels,_1987.jpg Lee Daniels Republican Party (United States) 46th 64 58 6 Illinois State House 1996 Results.svg 350px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold Speaker Speaker-Elect Lee Daniels Republican Party (United States) Michael Madigan Democratic Party (United States) All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1996. Democrats flipped control of the Illinois House of Representatives, which had been held by Republicans since 1995 after they had won a majority in the 1994 election. Judicial elections Judicial elections were held. Local elections Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections. References Category:1996 elections in the United States by state or territory