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* * *

| ← 1976 | November 7, 1978 | 1980 →

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Turnout| 57.55%

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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 7, 1978.[1]

Primaries were held on March 21, 1978.[2]

This was the first election that the 1970 Constitution of Illinois' change took effect that all statewide executive offices would be elected in national midterm years.

## Election information

[edit]

1978 was a midterm election year in the United States.

This was the first election that the 1970 Constitution of Illinois' change took effect that all statewide executive offices would be elected in national midterm years.[3] To accommodate this, in 1976, all statewide executive offices that were up for election were elected to two-year terms that would expire following the 1978 elections.

### Turnout

[edit]

Turnout in the primary election was 25.14%, with a total of 1,482,034 ballots cast. 911,290 Democratic and 570,744 Republican primary ballots were cast.[2]

Turnout during the general election was 57.55%, with 3,342,985 ballots cast.[1]

## Federal elections

[edit]

### United States Senate

[edit]

Main article: 1978 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: 1978 United States Senate elections

Incumbent Republican Charles H. Percy was reelected to a third term.

### United States House

[edit]

Main article: 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

See also: 1978 United States House of Representatives elections

All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1978. The Republican Party flipped one seat, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation to consist of 13 Republicans and 11 democrats.

## State elections

[edit]

### Governor and Lieutenant Governor

[edit]

Main article: 1978 Illinois gubernatorial election

1978 Illinois gubernatorial election

* * *

| ← 1976 | November 7, 1978 | 1982 →

|
|

Turnout| 54.23%[1]
|   |  |

|
|

Nominee  | James R. Thompson | Michael Bakalis |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Running mate  | David C. O'Neal | Dick Durbin
Popular vote  | 1,859,684 | 1,263,134
Percentage  | 59.0% | 40.1%

* * *

County Results

Thompson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Bakalis:      40–50%      50–60%

* * *

| Governor before election

James R. Thompson
Republican

| Elected Governor

James R. Thompson
Republican

|

Incumbent Governor James R. Thompson and Lieutenant Governor David C. O'Neal, Republicans, jointly won reelection to a second term.

1978 gubernatorial election, Illinois[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Republican | James Thompson / Dave O'Neal (incumbents) | 1,859,684 | 59.04
| Democratic | Michael Bakalis / Dick Durbin | 1,263,134  | 40.10
| Libertarian | Georgia Shields  | 11,420  | 0.36
| Socialist Workers | Cecil Lampkin  | 11,026  | 0.35
| U.S. Labor | Melvin Klenetsky  | 4,737  | 0.15
| Write-in | Others  | 106  | 0.00
Total votes | 3,150,107  |

### Attorney General

[edit]

1978 Illinois Attorney General election

* * *

| ← 1976 | November 7, 1978 | 1982 →

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|

Turnout| 52.85%[1]
|   |  |

|
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Nominee  | William J. Scott | Richard J. Troy  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 1,989,758 | 1,050,085
Percentage  | 64.81% | 34.20%

* * *

County results
Scott:     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Troy:      40–50%      50–60%

* * *

| Attorney General before election

William J. Scott
Republican

| Elected Attorney General

William J. Scott
Republican

|

Incumbent Attorney General William J. Scott, a Republican, was elected to a fourth term.

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

Richard J. Troy, a Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago,[5] won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.

Attorney General Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Democratic | Richard J. Troy  | 538,632  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 24  | 0.01
Total votes | 538,656  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

Incumbent William J. Scott won the Republican primary, running unopposed.

Attorney General Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Republican | William J. Scott (incumbent)  | 444,505  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 35  | 0.01
Total votes | 444,540  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Attorney General election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Republican | William J. Scott (incumbent)  | 1,989,758  | 64.81
| Democratic | Richard J. Troy  | 1,050,085  | 34.20
| Socialist Workers | Guy C. Miller  | 13,366  | 0.44
| Libertarian | Sheldon Waxman  | 11,917  | 0.39
| U.S. Labor | Richard D. Leebove  | 4,874  | 0.16
| Write-in | Others  | 31  | 0.00
Total votes | 3,070,031  | 100

### Secretary of State

[edit]

1978 Illinois Secretary of State election

* * *

| ← 1976 | November 7, 1978 | 1982 →

|
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Turnout| 53.98%[1]
|   |  |

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Nominee  | Alan J. Dixon | Sharon Sharp  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 2,314,546 | 797,560
Percentage  | 73.82% | 25.44%

* * *

County results
Dixon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

* * *

| Secretary of State before election

Alan J. Dixon
Democratic

| Elected Secretary of State

Alan J. Dixon
Democratic

|

Incumbent Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Dixon's margin-of victory was considered to be a landslide.[6]

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

Incumbent Alan J. Dixon won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.

Secretary of State Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Democratic | Alan J. Dixon (incumbent)  | 602,852  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 9  | 0.00
Total votes | 602,861  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

Sharon Sharp, the Clerk of Elk Grove Township, was nominated in the Republican primary without opposition.[6]

Secretary of State Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Republican | Sharon Sharp  | 415,789  | 100
| Write-in | Others  | 9  | 0.00
Total votes | 415,799  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Secretary of State election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Democratic | Alan J. Dixon (incumbent)  | 2,314,546  | 73.82
| Republican | Sharon Sharp  | 797,560  | 25.44
| Socialist Workers | Marie Cobbs  | 10,247  | 0.33
| Libertarian | Ed May  | 9,104  | 0.29
| U.S. Labor | Edward Waffle  | 4,058  | 0.13
| Write-in | Others  | 12  | 0.00
Total votes | 3,135,527  | 100

### Comptroller

[edit]

1978 Illinois State Comptroller election

* * *

| ← 1976 | November 7, 1978 | 1982 →

|
|

Turnout| 51.40%
|   |  |

|
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Nominee  | Roland Burris | John W. Castle  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 1,542,983 | 1,389,049
Percentage  | 51.67% | 46.52%

* * *

County results
Burris:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Castle:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

* * *

| State Comptroller before election

Michael Bakalis
Democratic

| Elected State Comptroller

Roland Burris
Democratic

|

Incumbent Comptroller Michael Bakalis, a Democrat, did not seek a second term, instead opting to run for governor. Democrat Roland Burris was elected to succeed him. In winning the election, Burris became the first American American to be elected to statewide office in Illinois.[7]

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

With more than 64% of the vote, Roland Burris defeated State Representative Richard Luft in the Democratic primary.[1][8]

Burris was a Chicago attorney that had formerly served as director of the Department of General Services under Governor Dan Walker.[8] Luft had been the early favorite for the party to slate, but at the last minute was beaten out by Burris when the party finally slated candidates.[8] It was reported that black Chicago Democrats had pressured the party to slate a black candidate for statewide office.[8]

During the campaign, Burris and Luft argued over Burris' record as director of the Department of General Services.[8]

Secretary of State Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Democratic | Roland W. Burris | 418,735  | 64.03
| Democratic | Richard N. Luft | 235,192  | 35.97
Total votes | 653,927  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

With more than 52% of the vote, John W. Castle, director of the Department of Local Government Affairs, defeated W. Robert Blair, former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, in the Republican primary.[1][8] Governor James R. Thompson, who had convinced Castle to abandon his declared plans to run for treasurer and instead run for comptroller, publicly endorsed Castle.[8] Blair criticized Castle for this endorsement, alleging that he would not be able to operate the comptroller's office independently of the governor, while Castle denied that his decisions would be influenced by his political ties to Thompson.[8]

Secretary of State Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Republican | John W. Castle  | 238,086  | 52.02
| Republican | W. Robert Blair | 219,570  | 47.98
| Write-in | Others  | 2  | 0.00
Total votes | 457,656  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Comptroller election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Democratic | Roland W. Burris | 1,542,983  | 51.67
| Republican | John W. Castle  | 1,389,049  | 46.52
| Libertarian | Mark B. Wallace  | 21,645  | 0.72
| Socialist Workers | John Eriksen  | 17,116  | 0.57
| U.S. Labor | Carol Leebove  | 15,181  | 0.51
| Write-in | Others  | 14  | 0.00
Total votes | 2,985,988  | 100

### Treasurer

[edit]

1978 Illinois State Treasurer election

* * *

| ← 1974 | November 7, 1978 | 1982 →

|
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Turnout| 51.32%[1]
|   |  |

|
|

Nominee  | Jerome Cosentino | James M. Skelton  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 1,548,605 | 1,383,966
Percentage  | 51.95% | 46.42%

* * *

County results
Cosentino:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Skelton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

* * *

| Treasurer before election

Donald R. Smith
Republican

| Elected Treasurer

Jerome Cosentino
Democratic

|

Incumbent Treasurer was Donald R. Smith, a Republican who had been appointed in 1977, did not seek reelection. Democrat Jerome Cosentino was elected to succeed him in office. This election made Cosentino the first Italian-American to be elected to statewide office in Illinois.[9]

#### Democratic primary

[edit]

In the Democratic primary, the party establishment had slated Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago commissioner Jerome Cosentino as its preferred candidate.[8] He won the primary with 60% of the vote, defeating Nina T. Shepherd, a trustee of the University of Illinois.[8] Shepherd received the endorsement of Independent Voter of Illinois in the primary.[8] She ran largely due to the failure of the party of slate a woman for any statewide office.[8] The primary was not overly heated.[8] One issue that haunted Cosentino was that his trucking firm was under investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission for possible violations of the Interstate Commerce Act.[8] While the investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing, it was not completed until after the primary was over.[8]

Treasurer Democratic primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Democratic | Jerome A. Cosentino | 402,489  | 60.71
| Democratic | Nina T. Shepherd  | 260,512  | 39.29
| Write-in | Others  | 1  | 0.00
Total votes | 663,002  | 100

#### Republican primary

[edit]

James M. Skelton, the incumbent county treasurer of Champaign County,[10] won a narrow 52% victory over Bradley M. Glass in the Republican primary.[8] With Skelton being a downstate politician, and Glass being an upstate politician, the race had the dynamics of "downstate vs. upstate".[8] John W. Castle had originally announced that he would run for the Republican nomination for Treasurer, before being convinced by Governor James R. Thompson to instead run for comptroller.[8]

County map of the 1978 Illinois Republican Treasurer primary
Skelton:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
Glass:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Treasurer Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | James M. Skelton  | 236,802  | 52.82
| Republican | Brad Glass | 211,591  | 47.19
| Write-in | Others  | 1  | 0.00
Total votes | 448,394  | 100

#### General election

[edit]

Treasurer election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Democratic | Jerome A. "Jerry" Cosentino | 1,548,605  | 51.95
| Republican | James M. Skelton  | 1,383,966  | 46.42
| Libertarian | Everett Moffat  | 17,496  | 0.59
| U.S. Labor | John H. Brown, Jr.  | 15,682  | 0.53
| Socialist Workers | Randi Lawrence  | 15,411  | 0.52
| Write-in | Others  | 22  | 0.00
Total votes | 2,981,182  | 100

### State Senate

[edit]

One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1982. Democrats retained control of the chamber.

### State House of Representatives

[edit]

All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1978. Democrats retained control of the chamber.

### Trustees of University of Illinois

[edit]

1978 Trustees of University of Illinois election | ← 1976 | November 7, 1978 | 1980 →

|
|

An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system.

The election saw the reelection incumbent second-term Republican Ralph Crane Hahn and the election of new members, Democrats Edmund Roche Donoghue and Paul Stone.[1][11]

Incumbent Republican Park Livingston and incumbent first-term Republican Jane Hayes Rader lost reelection.[1][11]

Trustees of the University of Illinois election[1][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Democratic | Paul Stone  | 1,409,086  | 17.04
| Democratic | Edmund R. Donoghue  | 1,348,011  | 16.30
| Republican | Ralph C. Hahn (incumbent)  | 1,324,857  | 16.02
| Democratic | Robert J. "Bob" Webb  | 1,302,741  | 15.75
| Republican | Jane Hayes Rader (incumbent)  | 1,285,296  | 15.54
| Republican | Park Livingston (incumbent)  | 1,281,284  | 15.49
| U.S. Labor | Suzanne Rose  | 53,630  | 0.65
| Socialist Workers | Jo-Ann Della-Guistina  | 47,191  | 0.57
| Libertarian | William Mitchell  | 44,303  | 0.54
| Libertarian | James McCawley  | 37,298  | 0.45
| Libertarian | John Adrian  | 34,514  | 0.42
| Socialist Workers | John Pottinger  | 29,480  | 0.36
| U.S. Labor | Mitchell F. Hirsch  | 28,220  | 0.34
| U.S. Labor | Maureen Ravenscroft  | 25,424  | 0.31
| Socialist Workers | Lee Kail  | 20,071  | 0.24
| Write-in | Others  | 15  | 0.00
Total votes | 8,271,421  | 100

### Judicial elections

[edit]

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 1978.[1]

### Ballot measures

[edit]

Illinois voters voted on a two legislatively referred constitutional amendment ballot measures in 1978.[12] In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.[12]

#### Personal Property Tax Amendment

[edit]

The Personal Property Tax Amendment (also known as "Amendment 1") was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which would have amended Article IX, Section 5 of the Constitution of Illinois to eliminate the provision that required the legislature to abolish the personal property tax by January 1, 1979.[12][13] It failed to meet either threshold to amend the constitution.[12]

Personal Property Tax Amendment[1][12][13]

Option  | Votes  | % of votes
on measures  | % of all ballots
cast
Yes  | 952,416  | 56.48  | 28.49
No  | 733,845  | 43.52  | 21.95
Total votes  | 1,686,261 | 100 | 50.44
Voter turnout  | 29.03%
Amendment 1 results by county

Yes:

*   70–80%

*   60–70%

*   50–60%

No:

*   50–60%

#### Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes Amendment

[edit]

The Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes Amendment (also known as "Property Tax Exemption for Veterans' Organizations Amendment" and "Amendment 2") was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which would have amended Article IX, Section 6 of the Constitution of Illinois to exempt veterans' associations from paying property taxes on their meeting halls.[12][14] It failed to meet either threshold to amend the constitution.[12]

Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Property Taxes Amendment[1][12][14]

Option  | Votes  | % of votes
on measures  | % of all ballots
cast
Yes  | 747,907  | 48.11  | 22.37
No  | 806,579  | 51.89  | 24.13
Total votes  | 1,554,486 | 100 | 46.50
Voter turnout  | 26.76%
Amendment 2 results by county

No:

*   50–60%

Yes:

*   60–70%

*   50–60%

## Local elections

[edit]

Local elections were held.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1978" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2020.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 21, 1978" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
3. ^ "Illinois Constitution - Article V". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
4. ^ "1978 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
5. ^ "Opponent demands tax". videttearchive.ilstu.edu. Vol. 90, no. 91\. UPI. January 13, 1978.
6. ^ a b "Former Illinois Lottery director Sharon Sharp dies". The State Journal-Register. July 7, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
7. ^ Kimmel, Leigh (March 14, 2019). "Roland Burris: The First African-American National Bank Examiner". www.occ.treas.gov. Office of the Comptroller of Currency. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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9. ^ Illinois Blue Book: 1989-1990. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Secretary of State. 1990. p. 33.
10. ^ Easterwood, Ray (March 15, 1978). "GOP State Treasurer's race hotly contested". The Post. Vol. 40, no. 81\. Loves Park, Illinois. p. 26. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections.
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Other municipal|

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