James R. Thompson (R)

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Won 1 out of 3 generals.
Won 0 out of 4 primaries.
Won 1 out of 7 total contests.

James R. Thompson (R)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1986Nov 4 General Election Governor State of Illinois
J. R. Thompson ran (53%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
J. R. Thompson
Republican
 8,445 52.7%
A. E. Stevenson
Solidarity
 7,510 46.9%
G. L. Shilts
Libertarian
 36 0.2%
D. Roling
Socialist
 28 0.2%
Total Votes Cast 16,019  
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1986Mar 18 Republican Primary Governor State of Illinois
James R. Thompson ran unopposed. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James R. Thompson
 1,554 100.0%
Total Votes Cast 1,554  
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1982Nov 2 General Election Governor State of Illinois
A. E. Stevenson ran (51%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
A. E. Stevenson
Democratic
 9,687 50.8%
J. R. Thompson
Republican
 9,245 48.5%
J. E. Roche
Republican
 74 0.4%
B. Armstrong
Libertarian
 72 0.4%
Total Votes Cast 19,078  
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1982Jun 1 Republican Primary Governor State of Illinois
James R. Thompson ran (88%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James R. Thompson
 1,487 87.5%
V. A. Kelley
 114 6.7%
John E. Roche
 98 5.8%
Total Votes Cast 1,699  
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1978Mar 21 Republican Primary Governor State of Illinois
James R. Thompson ran unopposed. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James R. Thompson
 1,259 100.0%
Total Votes Cast 1,259  
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1976Nov 2 General Election Governor State of Illinois
James R. Thompson and Dave O'Neal won (62%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James R. Thompson and Dave O'Neal
winner
Republican
 13,666 61.8%
Michael J. Howlett and Neil F. Hartigan
Democratic
 8,309 37.6%
Ishmael Flory and Linda R. Appelhans
 94 0.4%
F. Joseph Mc Caffrey and Georgia E. Shields
 15 0.1%
Suzanne Haig and Dennis Brasky
 11 0.1%
Edward Waffle and Peter Mandi
 9 0.0%
George A. LaForest and Stanley A. Prorok
 6 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 22,110  
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1976Mar 16 Republican Primary Governor State of Illinois
James R. Thompson ran (76%) against Richard H. Cooper. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James R. Thompson
 1,864 75.7%
Richard H. Cooper
 599 24.3%
Total Votes Cast 2,463  
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