1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Governor
Governor · Illinois
George H. Ryan (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Glenn Poshard (D) by 3.6 points.
George H. RyanRepublican · winner
51.8%1,714,094
Glenn PoshardDemocrat
48.2%1,594,191
3,308,285 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET