1998 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Edgar did not run for a third term in office. Republican nominee George Ryan, the Illinois Secretary of State, narrowly won the election against Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard.
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| Turnout | 49.72% 1.05 pp | |||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Poshard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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With this election Corinne Wood became the first female lieutenant governor of the state.
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