1984 Illinois elections

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

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

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

^ ^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]}
^ ^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]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Illinois Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes (1984)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[GE-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]}

[PE-2] "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]}

[ui-3] "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[ilga1-4] "Illinois Constitution - Amendments Proposed". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

[ballotpediaamendment-5] "Illinois Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes (1984)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

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By year	1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1969 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1998 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Presidential	1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 (Dem primary, Rep primary) 2012 2016 (Dem primary) 2020 (Dem primary)
U.S. Senate	1885 1913 1914 1918 1920 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1948 1950 1954 1956 1960 1962 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1978 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020 2022
U.S. House	2000 (1st) 2006 2008 2010 (17th) 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Special	2nd congressional, 1995 14th congressional, 2008 5th congressional, 2009 2nd congressional, 2013 18th congressional, 2015 Comptroller, 2016
Gubernatorial	1818 1822 1826 1830 1834 1838 1842 1846 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lieutenant gubernatorial	1818 1822 1826 1830 1834 1838 1842 1846 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968
Other state executive offices	Attorney General 2018 2022 Secretary of State 2022 Comptroller 2016
State Senate	2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
State House	2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
State judicial	1936 1938 1940 1942 1948 1960 1962 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Ballot measures and referendums	State capitol referendum (1834) Cutback Amendment (1980) Crime Victim Rights Amendment (1992) Governor Recall Amendment (2010) Public Pension Amendment (2012) Marsy's Law (2014) Right to Vote Amendment (2014) Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment (2016) Fair Tax (2020) Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment (2022)
Chicago mayoral	1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 (Mar) 1844 (Apr) 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1876 (Apr) 1876 (Jul) 1877 1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 (Apr) 1893 (Dec) 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1927 1931 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1977 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Chicago City Council	1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Other municipal	1924 Cicero
Cook County	1946 1980 (State's Attorney) 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

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