1990Final results
1990 election for Illinois Governor
Governor · Illinois
Jim Edgar (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Neil F. Hartigan (D) by 2.6 points.
Jim EdgarRepublican · winner
51.3%1,653,126
Neil F. HartiganDemocrat
48.7%1,569,217
3,222,343 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET