1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Governor
Governor · Illinois
Jim Edgar (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Dawn C. Netsch (D) by 29.9 points.
Jim EdgarRepublican · winner
65.0%1,984,318
Dawn C. NetschDemocrat
35.0%1,069,850
3,054,168 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET