Illinois gubernatorial election, 1982

Illinois gubernatorial election, 1982

November, 1982

Nominee James R. Thompson Adlai Stevenson III Party Republican Democratic Running mate George Ryan Mary Grace Stern Popular vote 1,816,101 1,811,027 Percentage 49.44% 49.30%

Governor before election James R. Thompson Republican Elected Governor James R. Thompson Republican

Gubernatorial elections were held in Illinois in November 1982. Republican candidate James R. Thompson won a third term in office, defeating Democrat Adlai Stevenson III by a slim margin of about 5,000 votes.

Results

1982 gubernatorial election, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James R. Thompson (incumbent)	1,816,101	49.44
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson III	1,811,027	49.30
	Libertarian	Bea Armstrong	24,417	0.66
	Taxpayers	John E. Roche	22,001	0.60
	N/A	write-ins	161	0.00	n-a
Majority			5,074	0.14
Turnout			3,673,707
	Republican hold		Swing