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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]
| 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.