1984 Illinois elections
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Turnout76.80%
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1984.[1]

Primaries were held on March 20.[2]

Election information

Turnout

Turnout in the primary election was 40.89% with a total of 2,474,610 ballots cast. 1,771,948 Democratic, 702,421 Republican, and 241 Citizens primary ballots were cast.[2]

Turnout during the general election was 76.80%, with 4,969,330 ballots cast.[1]

Federal elections

United States President

Main article: 1984 United States presidential election in Illinois

See also: 1984 United States presidential election

Illinois voted for Republican ticket of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.[1]

This was the fifth consecutive election in which the state had voted for the Republican ticket in a presidential election.

United States Senate

Main article: 1984 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: 1984 United States Senate elections

Incumbent Republican Charles H. Percy, who was seeking a fifth term as senator, was unseated by Democrat Paul Simon.

United States House

Main article: 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

See also: 1984 United States House of Representatives elections

All of Illinois' 22 congressional seats were up for reelection in 1984.

State elections

State Senate

Some of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1984. Democrats retained control of the chamber.

State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1984. Democrats retained control of the chamber.

Trustees of University of Illinois

1984 Trustees of University of Illinois election
← 1982 November 6, 1984 1986 →

An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system.

The election saw the reelection incumbent Republican Ralph Crane Hahn to a fourth term, as well as the election of new trustees Republican Susan Loving Gravenhorst and Democrat Ann E. Smith.[1][3]

First-term incumbent Democrat Paul Stone lost reelection.[1][3] First-term incumbent Democrat Edmund Donoghue was not nominated for reelection.[1][3]

Trustees of the University of Illinois election[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anne E. Smith 2,070,202 16.23
Republican Ralph Crane Hahn (incumbent) 2,052,029 16.09
Republican Susan Loving Gravenhorst 2,044,566 16.03
Republican Park Livingston 2,011,310 15.77
Democratic Paul Stone (incumbent) 1,995,185 15.65
Democratic Robert C. Hamilton 1,946,845 15.27
Citizens Edward A. Sadlowski 106,795 0.84
Citizens Mary Lee Sargent 94,246 0.74
Libertarian Cheryl Person-Tillman 57,552 0.45
Communist Marcia D. Davis 56,289 0.44
Communist Richard L. Giovanoni 50,724 0.40
Libertarian Carol Healy Wrne 49,124 0.39
Libertarian Joseph A. Maxwell 47,640 0.37
Citizens Marian Henriquez Neudel 41,954 0.33
Communist Elsie Rosado 37,311 0.29
Socialist Workers Rita Lee 36,384 0.29
Socialist Workers Mark Burrows 27,918 0.22
Socialist Workers Holly Harkness 26,782 0.21
Write-in Others 22 0.00
Total votes 12,752,878 100

Judicial elections

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1984.[1]

Ballot measure

Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1984.[4] In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[4]

Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes Amendment

Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which would amend Article IX, Section 6 of the Constitution of Illinois to exempt property used exclusively by veterans' organizations from property taxes, failed to meet either threshold to amend the constitution.[4][5]

Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes Amendment[1][4][5]
Option Votes % of votes
on measure 		% of all ballots
cast
Yes 1,147,864 52.41 23.10
No 1,042,481 47.59 20.98
Total votes 2,190,345 100 44.08
Voter turnout 33.85%

Local elections

Local elections were held.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 24, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 1984" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 24, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Illinois Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes (1984)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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