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Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934) is an American former politician who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1991.
2002 Illinois gubernatorial election; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic: Rod Blagojevich/Pat Quinn: 1,818,823 : 52.19% +4.5 : Republican: Jim Ryan/Carl Hawkins 1,582,604 45.07% −5.8 Libertarian: Cal Skinner/James Tobin 73,404 2.1 +2.09 Independent: Marisellis Brown 22,803 0.65 +0.7 Majority 236,219 6.8 Total votes 3,497,634 : 100.00 ...
Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican Jim Ryan (no relation to the incumbent), the Illinois Attorney General. Blagojevich won 52% to 45%, becoming the first Democrat to win an election for governor since 1972. As of 2023, this is the last Illinois governor election where no candidate running was an incumbent.
Pages in category "Republican Party governors of Illinois" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... This page was last edited on 5 September ...
James Robert Edgar (born July 22, 1946) [1] [2] is an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. [3] A moderate Republican, he previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979 and as the 35th Secretary of State of Illinois from 1981 to 1991.
Tracy’s resignation comes just two days after Illinois Republican leaders ... Though previously an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014, he was viewed as coming from the donor ...
Illinois had lost two congressional districts (the 23rd and 24th) in reapportionment following the 1980 United States census. All 22 of Illinois' remaining seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1982 Before the election, there were 14 Republican and 10 Democratic seats.