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Turnout | 54.00% 1.63 pp | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results Edgar: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Hartigan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Governor James R. Thompson chose to retire instead of seeking reelection to a fifth term. Republican candidate Jim Edgar won his first of two terms in office, defeating Democrat Neil Hartigan by a narrow margin of about 80,000 votes. This election was the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Illinois since 1952.
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. [1] For the general election, turnout was 54.00%, with 3,257,410 votes cast. [2]
Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, running unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Neil F. Hartigan | 802,901 | 100 | |
Total votes | 802,901 | 100 |
James B. Burns, future attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, won the Democratic nomination, running unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James B. Burns | 719,091 | 100 | |
Total votes | 719,091 | 100 |
Illinois Secretary of State Jim Edgar defeated investor and political activist Steve Baer, as well as perennial candidate Robert Marshall.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Edgar | 482,441 | 62.84 | |
Republican | Steve Baer | 256,889 | 33.46 | |
Republican | Robert Marshall | 28,365 | 3.69 | |
Total votes | 767,695 | 100 |
Illinois State Senator Bob Kustra won the Republican primary for lieutenant governor.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Kustra | 584,121 | 100 | |
Republican | Henry Gillman | 38 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 584,159 | 100 |
Only 13 votes were cast in the primary, all write in votes for Jeff W. Smith. The party, nevertheless, ultimately nominated Jessie Fields.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Write-in | Jeff W. Smith | 13 | 100 | |
Total votes | 13 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Edgar | 1,653,126 | 50.75 | -1.92 | |
Democratic | Neil Hartigan | 1,569,217 | 48.17 | +41.53 | |
Illinois Solidarity | Jessie Fields | 35,067 | 1.08 | -38.89 | |
Majority | 83,909 | 2.58 | -10.12 | ||
Turnout | 3,257,410 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |