Illinois gubernatorial election, 1986

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1986

November, 1986

Nominee James R. Thompson Adlai Stevenson III Frank Broven Party Republican Solidarity Democratic Running mate George Ryan Mike Howlett Mark Fairchild Popular vote 1,655,849 1,256,626 208,830 Percentage 52.67 39.97 6.64

Red denotes a county won by Thompson, green by Stevenson.

Governor before election James R. Thompson Republican Elected Governor James R. Thompson Republican

Gubernatorial elections were held in Illinois in November 1986. Republican candidate James R. Thompson won a fourth term in office, defeating Solidaritist Adlai Stevenson III by around 400,000 votes. Democrats were divided.

Results

1986 gubernatorial election, Illinois[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James R. Thompson (incumbent)	1,655,849	52.67	+3.23
	Solidarity	Adlai Stevenson III	1,256,626	39.97	-9.33
	Democratic	Frank Broven	208,830	6.64	+6.64
	Libertarian	Gary L. Shilts	15,646	0.50	-0.16
	Socialist	Diane Roling	6,843	0.22	+0.22
Majority			399,223	12.7
Turnout			3,143,794
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "1986 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2015-04-04.