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Illinois gubernatorial election, 1998

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November 3, 1998
  
2002 →

51.0%
  
47.8%

1,714,094
  
1,594,191

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1998

The 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election resulted in Republican Secretary of State George Ryan defeating Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard.

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Candidates

  • Larry Burgess
  • Jim Burns, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
  • Roland Burris, former Attorney General of Illinois, former Illinois State Comptroller, candidate for Governor in 1994 and independent candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1995
  • Maurice Horton, perennial candidate
  • Glenn Poshard, U.S. Representative
  • John Schmidt, United States Associate Attorney General

    • Candidates

  • George Ryan, Secretary of State of Illinois
  • Chad Koppie, perennial candidate and conservative activist

    • Candidates

  • Lawrence Redmond

    • References

    Illinois gubernatorial election, 1998 Wikipedia
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