1996 Illinois elections

Turnout

For the primaries, turnout was 29.46%, with 1,804,626 ballots cast (with 902,635 Democratic ballots, 868,030 Republican ballots, 1,993 Libertarian, 498 Harold Washington, and 31,470 nonpartisan ballots cast).^[2]

For the general election, turnout was 66.30%, with 4,418,270 ballots cast.^[1]

Straight-ticket voting

Illinois had a straight-ticket voting option in 1996.^[1] This would be the last Illinois election with straight-ticket voting, as it would be abolished in Illinois in 1997.^[3]

United States President

Illinois voted for the Democratic Party ticket of Bill Clinton and Al Gore.^[1]

United States Senate

Democrat Dick Durbin was elected to succeed outgoing Democratic Senator Paul Simon.

United States House

All 20 of Illinois’ seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1996.

Both the Democratic and Republican parties flipped one seat held by the other party, leaving the party the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans.

State Senate

Quick facts 40 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate 30 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

1996 Illinois Senate election

← 1994 November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05) 1998 →
40 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate 30 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 33 26 Seats won 31 28 Seat change 2 2
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold      No election
President before election James Philip Republican Elected President James Philip Republican

Close

40 out of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1996. Republicans retained control of the Illinois Senate, which they had held since 1993, having secured a majority from the 1992 election.^[5]

State House of Representatives

Quick facts All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives 60 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

1996 Illinois House of Representatives election

← 1994 November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05) 1998 →
All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives 60 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Michael Madigan Lee Daniels Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 22nd 46th Last election 54 64 Seats won 60 58 Seat change 6 6
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker before election Lee Daniels Republican Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic

Close

All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1996. Democrats flipped control of the Illinois House of Representatives, which had been held by Republicans since 1995 after they had won a majority in the 1994 election.^[5]

Judicial elections

Judicial elections were held.