1978 Illinois gubernatorial election

none related races 1978 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1978 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois presidential no 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election 1976 1982 Illinois gubernatorial election 1982 November 7, 1978 File:Governor James Thompson (3x4).jpg 150x150px Jim Thompson Republican Party (United States) Dave O'Neal 1,859,684 59.04% File:Comptroller Michael Bakalis (3x4).jpg Michael Bakalis Democratic Party (United States) Dick Durbin 1,263,134 40.10% 1978 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County resultsThompson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Bakalis: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor James R. Thompson Republican Party (United States) James R. Thompson Republican Party (United States) 54.23% 19.95 pp The 1978 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1978.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1978 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1978/1978%20GE.PDF Illinois State Board of Elections 25 June 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Republican James R. Thompson easily won a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Michael Bakalis by 596,550 votes. Background This was the first Illinois gubernatorial election that took place during the United States' midterm elections.w http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con5.htm Illinois Constitution – Article V Ilga.gov 2015-04-04 The previous election had been in 1976. The primary (held March 21) and general election coincided with those for federal offices (Senate and House) and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1978 Illinois elections. Turnout in the primaries saw 20.39% in the gubernatorial primaries, with a total of 1,201,603 votes cast, and 16.33% in the lieutenant gubernatorial primary, with 962,288 votes cast.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 21, 1978 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1978/1978%20PE.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20220327112515/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1978/1978%20PE.PDF dead March 27, 2022 www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 25 June 2020 Turnout during the general election was 54.23%, with 3,150,107 votes cast. Democratic primary Governor Incumbent Illinois Comptroller Michael Bakalis won the Democratic primary. Bakalis' opponent had been Dakin Williams, a prosecutor who was the younger brother of famous playwright Tennessee Williams.Tennessee Williams' brother dead at 89 https://www.sj-r.com/article/20080522/NEWS/305229855 The State Journal-Register 24 June 2020 en 22 May 2008 Williams had been a candidate for the Democratic nomination of Illinois' US Senate seat in 1972, and had unsuccessfully sought the nomination for the state's other US Senate seat in 1974.Our Campaigns - Candidate - W. Dakin Williams https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=58379 www.ourcampaigns.com 24 June 2020 Democratic gubernatorial primary Democratic Party (United States) Michael Bakalis 601,045 82.85 Democratic Party (United States) Dakin Williams 124,406 17.15 8 0.00 725,459 100 Lieutenant governor Lawyer and future congressman and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, running unopposed. Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Democratic Party (United States) Richard J. Durbin 528,819 100 5 0.00 528,824 100 Republican primary Governor Incumbent governor James R. Thompson won renomination, running unopposed. Republican gubernatorial primary Republican Party (United States) James R. Thompson (incumbent) 476,043 99.98 101 0.02 476,144 100 Lieutenant governor Incumbent lieutenant governor Dave O'Neal won renomination, running unopposed. Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary Republican Party (United States) David C. O'Neal 433,453 100 11 0.00 433,464 100 Results 1978 gubernatorial election, Illinoishttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1978&fips=17&f=0&off=5&elect=0&minper=0 1978 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois uselectionatlas.org 17 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407144337/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1978&fips=17&f=0&off=5&elect=0&minper=0 7 April 2014 dead Republican Party (United States) James R. Thompson (incumbent)/David C. O'Neal (incumbent) 1,859,684 59.04 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Bakalis/Richard J. Durbin 1,263,134 40.10 Libertarian Party (United States) Georgia Shields/Marji Kohls 11,420 0.36 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Cecil Lampkin/Dennis Brasky 11,026 0.35 U.S. Labor Party Melvin Klenetsky/David R. Hoffman 4,737 0.15 106 0.00 596,550 18.94 3,150,107 54.23 Republican Party (United States) References 1978 Gubernatorial Illinois Category:November 1978 in the United States