Illinois 1986 Governor Election

Mark Fairchild vs. James R. Thompson

James R. Thompson won the Illinois 1986 governor election with 1,655,849 votes (52.7%), a margin of R+46.0.

Statewide Results

52.7%
208,830
Mark Fairchild (6.6%)
1,655,849
James R. Thompson (52.7%)
Total Votes: 3,143,978|Margin: R+46.0

County Results

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County Results (102 counties)

CountyMargin
GALLATINR+24.2
ALEXANDERR+28.5
ROCK ISLANDR+29.9
FRANKLINR+31.5
WHITER+32.3
ST. CLAIRR+33.6
FULTONR+36.9
SALINER+37.7
COOKR+37.8
RANDOLPHR+38.3
HENRYR+38.5
MACOUPINR+38.7
PULASKIR+39.7
LAWRENCER+39.8
MERCERR+40.4
MASONR+40.4
JERSEYR+40.8
HAMILTONR+41.3
CLAYR+41.5
TAZEWELLR+41.6
HENDERSONR+41.7
KNOXR+41.8
HARDINR+42.0
GREENER+42.3
STARKR+42.4
MARSHALLR+42.5
WILLIAMSONR+42.6
MADISONR+42.8
JASPERR+42.9
WAYNER+42.9
PEORIAR+43.3
VERMILIONR+43.5
CALHOUNR+43.5
MASSACR+43.7
CHRISTIANR+43.8
CASSR+44.3
JEFFERSONR+44.5
JO DAVIESSR+44.7
MONTGOMERYR+45.1
UNIONR+45.5
PUTNAMR+45.6
MARIONR+45.8
CUMBERLANDR+45.8
FAYETTER+45.9
WHITESIDER+46.0
CLARKR+46.2
SHELBYR+46.5
EFFINGHAMR+46.9
RICHLANDR+47.3
EDWARDSR+47.7
WABASHR+48.1
MACONR+48.2
MOULTRIER+48.4
JACKSONR+48.5
SCHUYLERR+48.7
PERRYR+48.8
CRAWFORDR+49.2
EDGARR+49.4
BUREAUR+49.8
KANKAKEER+49.8
DOUGLASR+50.7
HANCOCKR+51.2
PIKER+51.3
WARRENR+51.4
POPER+51.6
WOODFORDR+51.9
MCDONOUGHR+51.9
BONDR+52.1
COLESR+52.1
CLINTONR+52.9
STEPHENSONR+53.3
JOHNSONR+53.4
PIATTR+53.4
WINNEBAGOR+53.8
WILLR+54.1
CARROLLR+54.4
LA SALLER+55.3
CHAMPAIGNR+55.5
DE WITTR+55.7
SANGAMONR+56.2
SCOTTR+56.4
LEER+56.9
GRUNDYR+57.4
MENARDR+57.8
FORDR+58.0
WASHINGTONR+58.2
MORGANR+58.6
ADAMSR+59.3
LOGANR+60.8
LIVINGSTONR+60.8
BROWNR+61.2
MONROER+62.2
LAKER+62.2
IROQUOISR+62.4
MCLEANR+62.6
DEKALBR+63.2
KANER+63.2
OGLER+65.0
BOONER+65.0
KENDALLR+69.3
DU PAGER+70.3
MCHENRYR+70.5

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Source: Official state election returns
akashicedge.com/states/il/governor/1986