1980 Illinois elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1980 Illinois elections Illinois presidential no 1978 Illinois elections 1978 1982 Illinois elections 1982 November 4, 1980 78.15% Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. Primaries were held on March 18. 3 Election information Turnout Turnout in the primary election was 43.50%, with a total of 2,493,518 ballots cast.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1986/1986%20GE.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20220602085116/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1986/1986%20GE.PDF dead June 2, 2022 www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 10 April 2020 1,321,810 Democratic and 1,171,708 Republican primary ballots were cast.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 18, 1980 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1980/1980%20PE.PDF www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 24 June 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Turnout during the general election was 78.14%, with 4,868,623 ballots cast.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1980 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1980/1980%20GE.PDF www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 24 June 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Federal elections United States President 1980 United States presidential election in Illinois 1980 United States presidential election Illinois voted for Republican ticket of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. This was the fourth consecutive election in which the state had voted for the Republican ticket in a presidential election. United States Senate 1980 United States Senate election in Illinois 1980 United States Senate elections Incumbent Democrat Adlai Stevenson III, did not seek reelection. Democrat Alan J. Dixon was elected to succeed him. United States House 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois 1980 United States House of Representatives elections In a January 22, 1980 special election for Illinois's 10th congressional district, Republican John Porter captured what had previously been a Democratic-held seat. All of Illinois' 24 congressional seats were up for reelection in November 1980. In the November election, none of Illinois' seats switched parties, with there remaining 14 Republican and seats 10 Democratic seats in Illinois' House of Representatives delegation. State elections State Senate Some seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1980. Democrats retained control of the chamber. State House of Representatives All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1980. Republicans flipped control of the chamber. Trustees of University of Illinois 1980 Trustees of University of Illinois election presidential no 1978 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1978 1982 Illinois elections#Trustees of University of Illinois 1982 November 4, 1980 An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system. The election saw the reelection first-term incumbent Democratic Nina T. Shepherd and the election of new members, Republicans Galey S. Day and Dean E. Madden. First-term incumbent Democrats Arthur R. Velasquez and Robert J. Lenz lost reelection. Trustees of the University of Illinois electionTrustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees https://www.bot.uillinois.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_694865/File/UI-trustees-chronological.pdf University of Illinois 1 April 2020 Republican Party (United States) Dean S. Madden 2,009,945 16.88 Democratic Party (United States) Nina T. Shepherd (incumbent) 1,995,637 16.76 Republican Party (United States) Mrs. Galey S. Day 1,914,231 16.07 Robert J. Lenz (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,840,099 15.45 Lawrence W. Gougler Republican Party (United States) 1,786,141 15.00 Arthur R. Velasquez (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,761,259 14.79 Denise B. Rose Citizens Party (United States) 77,123 0.65 William R. Mitchell Libertarian Party (United States) 63,282 0.53 Richard Rasmussen Libertarian Party (United States) 61,249 0.51 James D. McCawley Libertarian Party (United States) 58,994 0.50 John Rossen Citizens Party (United States) 56,068 0.47 Barbara A. Browne Communist Party (United States) 46,956 0.39 Andy Korsage-Norman Citizens Party (United States) 41,808 0.35 Donald J. Hanrahan Socialist Workers Party (United States) 31,774 0.27 Susan E. Browne Socialist Workers Party (United States) 29,639 0.25 Jill H. Hill Workers World Party 27,704 0.23 Sharon K. Sindelar Workers World Party 26,017 0.22 Mark J. Almberg Communist Party (United States) 22,793 0.19 Richard W. Rozoff Communist Party (United States) 22,406 0.19 David W. Tucker Socialist Workers Party (United States) 18,551 0.16 Willie James Hill Workers World Party 18,029 0.15 Others Write-in 47 0.00 11,909,752 100 Judicial elections Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1980. Ballot measures Illinois voters voted on a two ballot measures in 1980.Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/conampro.htm www.ilga.gov Illinois General Assembly 26 March 2020 In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections. The two measures were approved, becoming the first amendments to be successfully made following the passage of the 1970 Constitution of Illinois. Size of State House of Representatives Amendment Cutback Amendment Voters approved the Size of State House of Representatives Amendment (also known as "Amendment 1", the "Legislative Article", and the "Cutback Amendment"), which was an initiated constitutional amendment that amended Article IV, Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Illinois to reduce the size of the Illinois House of Representatives from 177 to 118 members, eliminated cumulative voting, and replace the use of multi-member districts with single-member districts.http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/features/2004oct/retro2.html Cutback Amendment Illinois Issues November 1980 2008-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013011/http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/features/2004oct/retro2.html 2008-05-16 dead Illinois Size of State House of Representatives Amendment (1980) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Size_of_State_House_of_Representatives_Amendment_(1980) Ballotpedia 29 March 2020 en Size of State House of Representatives Amendment Option Votes % of voteson referendum % of all ballotscast Yes 2,112,224 68.70 43.38 No 962,325 31.30 19.77 Total votes 3,074,549 100 63.15 Voter turnout 49.35% 160px|thumb|Cutback Amendment results by county Yes: #28497C 80–90% #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% Sale of Tax Delinquent Property Amendment Voters approved the Sale of Tax Delinquent Property Amendment (also known as the "Revenue Article" and "Article 2"), which was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that amended Article IX, Section 8 of the Constitution of Illinois to reduce the redemption period on the sale of tax delinquent property.Illinois Sale of Tax Delinquent Property Amendment (1980) https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Sale_of_Tax_Delinquent_Property_Amendment_(1980) Ballotpedia 29 March 2020 en1970 CONSTITUTION HISTORY & HIGHLIGHTS https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/illinois_bluebook/ilconst.pdf ilsos.gov Illinois Secretary of State's Office Sale of Tax Delinquent Property Amendment Option Votes % of voteson referendum % of all ballotscast Yes 1,857,985 69.94 38.16 No 798,422 30.06 16.40 Total votes 2,656,407 100 54.56 Voter turnout 42.64% 300px|thumb|Amendment results by county Yes: #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #DEDEBD 50–60% Local elections Local elections were held. 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