1984 Illinois elections
elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1984.
Primaries were held on March 20.
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.
Turnout during the general election was 76.80%, with 4,969,330 ballots cast.
Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for Republican ticket of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
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.
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