1990 Illinois gubernatorial election

none related races 1990 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1990 Illinois gubernatorial election Illinois presidential no 1986 Illinois gubernatorial election 1986 1994 Illinois gubernatorial election 1994 November 6, 1990 File:Secretary of State Jim Edgar 1989 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Jim Edgar Bob Kustra Republican Party (United States) 1,653,126 50.75% File:Attorney General Neil Hartigan (cropped).jpg Neil Hartigan Democratic Party (United States) Jim Burns 1,569,217 48.17% 160px County results 160px Township results x300px Edgar: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Hartigan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes Governor James R. Thompson Republican Party (United States) Jim Edgar Republican Party (United States) 54.00% 1.63 pp The 1990 Illinois gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 1990, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Illinois. Republican Jim Edgar, the Illinois Secretary of State, narrowly defeated Democrat Neil Hartigan, the Illinois Attorney General, by about 80,000 votes out of the over 3.2 million cast. The incumbent Republican governor, Jim Thompson, chose not to seek a fifth term, making this the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Illinois since 1952. It was among the most competitive gubernatorial races of 1990. Background The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal elections (Senate and House), as well as those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1990 Illinois elections. For the primaries, turnout for the gubernatorial primaries was 26.11%, with 1,570,596 votes cast and turnout for the lieutenant gubernatorial primaries was 21.67% with 1,303,250 votes cast.State of Illinois official vote cast at the primary election held on ... 1966 https://archive.org/details/stateofillinoiso1990illi/mode/2up Illinois State Board of Elections 8 April 2020 For the general election, turnout was 54.00%, with 3,257,410 votes cast.State of Illinois official vote cast at the general election .. 1978 https://archive.org/details/officialvote90illi/mode/2up Illinois State Board of Elections 8 April 2020 Democratic primary Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, running unopposed. Governor Democratic gubernatorial primary Neil F. Hartigan Democratic Party (United States) 802,901 100 802,901 100 Lieutenant governor James B. Burns, future attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, won the Democratic nomination, running unopposed. Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary James B. Burns Democratic Party (United States) 719,091 100 719,091 100 Republican primary Governor Illinois Secretary of State Jim Edgar defeated investor and conservative political activist Steve Baer, as well as perennial candidate Robert Marshall. Republican gubernatorial primary Jim Edgar Republican Party (United States) 482,441 62.84 Steve Baer Republican Party (United States) 256,889 33.46 Robert Marshall Republican Party (United States) 28,365 3.69 767,695 100 Lieutenant governor Illinois State Senator Bob Kustra won the Republican primary for lieutenant governor. Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary Bob Kustra Republican Party (United States) 584,121 100 Henry Gillman Republican Party (United States) 38 0.00 584,159 100 Solidarity primary Only 13 votes were cast in the primary, all write in votes for Jeff W. Smith. The party, nevertheless, ultimately nominated Jessie Fields. Governor Solidarity gubernatorial primary Jeff W. Smith Write-in 13 100 13 100 General election Debate + 1990 Illinois gubernatorial election debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Jim Edgar Neil Hartigan1 Oct. 19, 1990 League of Women Voters of IllinoisWTTW-TV C-SPAN P P Results 1990 gubernatorial election, Illinois Republican Party (United States) Jim Edgar 1,653,126 50.75 -1.92 Democratic Party (United States) Neil Hartigan 1,569,217 48.17 +41.53 Solidarity Party (Illinois) Jessie Fields 35,067 1.08 -38.89 83,909 2.58 -10.12 3,257,410 Republican Party (United States) References 1990 Gubernatorial Illinois