1988 Illinois elections
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8, 1988.[1]
Primaries were held on March 15.[2]
Election information
[edit]Turnout
[edit]Turnout during the primary was 42.56%, with 2,552,932 ballots cast (with 1,588,438 Democratic ballots, 899,153 Republican ballots, 418 Illinois Solidarity, and 34,923 nonpartisan ballots cast).[2]
Turnout during the general election was 73.89%, 4,697,192 ballots cast.[1]
Straight-ticket voting
[edit]Illinois had a straight-ticket voting option in 1988.[1]
| Party | Number of straight-ticket votes[1] |
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| Democratic | 855,402 |
| Republican | 839,467 |
| Illinois Solidarity | 1,442 |
| Libertarian | 2,365 |
Federal elections
[edit]United States President
[edit]Illinois voted for Republican ticket of George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle.[1]
This was the sixth consecutive election in which the state had voted for the Republican ticket in a presidential election. As of the 2020 election, it is also the last time that the state has voted for the Republican ticket.
United States House
[edit]All of Illinois' 22 congressional seats were up for reelection in 1988.
State elections
[edit]State Senate
[edit]Some of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1988. Democrats retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
[edit]All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1988. Democrats retained control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
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A regularly-scheduled election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system for full six-year terms, while a special election was held to fill an additional seat for a partial term.
Regular election
[edit]An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system for six-year terms.
The election saw the election of new three new trustees, Republicans Donald W. Grabowski and Judith Reese as well as Democrat Ken Boyle.[1][3]
First-term incumbent Democrat Albert N. Logan lost reelection.[1][3]
Third-term incumbent Democrats George W. Howard III and William D. Forsyth Jr. were not nominated for reelection.[1][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Judith Reese | 1,954,187 | 16.52 | |
| Republican | Donald W. Grabowski | 1,899,739 | 16.06 | |
| Democratic | Ken Boyle | 1,890,185 | 15.98 | |
| Republican | John F. Rundquist | 1,836,088 | 15.52 | |
| Democratic | Albert N. Logan (incumbent) | 1,826,705 | 15.44 | |
| Democratic | Eden Martin | 1,821,057 | 15.40 | |
| Libertarian | Katherine M. Kelley | 184,735 | 1.56 | |
| Libertarian | Anne McCracken | 167,029 | 1.41 | |
| Illinois Solidarity | Martin C. Ortega | 97,887 | 0.83 | |
| Libertarian | Stephen Nelson | 89,414 | 0.76 | |
| Illinois Solidarity | Alan Port | 61,935 | 0.52 | |
| Total votes | 11,828,961 | 100 | ||
Special election
[edit]A special election was held to fill the trustee seat left vacant by Democrat Anne E. Smith.[3] Smith's unexpired term would end in 1991.[3] The seat was filled by the interim appointment of Republican Paul R. Cicero.[3] He was defeated by Democrat Gloria Jackson Bacon.[1][3]
Turnout in the special election was 60.60%.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gloria Jackson Bacon | 1,983,643 | 51.50 | |
| Republican | Paul R. Cicero | 1,868,322 | 48.50 | |
| Total votes | 3,851,965 | 100 | ||
Judicial elections
[edit]Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1988.[1]
Ballot measures
[edit]Illinois voters voted on several ballot measures in 1988.[4] In order to be approved, measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[4]
Redemption Period for Tax Delinquent Property Amendment
[edit]The Illinois Redemption Period for Tax Delinquent Property Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which would amend Article IX, Section 8 of the Constitution of Illinois to modify the redemption period on the sale of a tax delinquent property, failed to meet either threshold to amend the constitution.[4][5] It only missed the threshold of 60% of votes cast specifically on the measure by a mere 0.87% margin (21,960 votes).[4][5]
| Redemption Period for Tax Delinquent Property Amendment[4][5] | |||
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on measure |
% of all ballots cast |
| Yes | 1,497,885 | 59.13 | 31.89 |
| No | 1,035,190 | 40.87 | 22.04 |
| Total votes | 2,533,075 | 100 | 53.93 |
| Voter turnout | 39.85% | ||
Voting Requirement Amendment
[edit]Voters approved the Voting Requirement Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which amended Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Illinois to lower the voting age in the state constitution to 18 and lower the residency requirement to vote to 30 days.[4][6]
The voting age in Illinois was already 18, due to the passage of the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. However, the voting age in the state constitution (superseded by United States Constitution) was still 21.
| Voting Requirement Amendment[4][6] | |||
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on measure |
% of all ballots cast |
| Yes | 2,086,744 | 64.23 | 44.43 |
| No | 1,162,258 | 35.77 | 24.74 |
| Total votes | 3,249,002 | 100 | 69.17 |
| Voter turnout | 51.11% | ||
Proposed call for a Constitutional Convention
[edit]A measure which would call for a state constitutional convention failed.[4][7] Article XIV of the Constitution of Illinois requires that Illinois voters be asked at least every 20 years if they desire a constitutional convention,[8][9] thus this election was an automatic ballot referral.[7] It was constitutionally required to be held, since the last vote on holding a constitutional convention had occurred in 1968.[7][8]
| Proposed call for a Constitutional Convention[4][7] | |||
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| Option | Votes | % of votes on referendum |
% of all ballots cast |
| Yes | 900,109 | 24.82 | 19.16 |
| No | 2,727,144 | 75.18 | 58.06 |
| Total votes | 3,627,253 | 100 | 77.22 |
| Voter turnout | 57.06% | ||
Local elections
[edit]Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1988" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 15, 1988" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Illinois Redemption Period for Tax Delinquent Property Amendment (1988)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Illinois Voting Requirement Amendment (1988)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Illinois Constitutional Convention Question (1988)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Klemens, Michael D. (June 1987). "The state of the State Preparing for the next call for a constitutional convention". Illinois Issues. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Constitution of the State of Illinois. Article 14 - Constitutional revisions