1984 Illinois elections
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Election information
Federal elections
United States President
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
Incumbent Republican Charles H. Percy, who was seeking a fifth term as senator, was unseated by Democrat Paul Simon.
United States House
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
November 6, 1984
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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]
| 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]
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
- 50–60%
Local elections
Local elections were held.