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The '''1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary''' was held on March 20, 1984, in the U.S. state of [[Illinois]] as one of the [[1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests]] ahead of the 1984 presidential election.


The '''1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary''' was held on March 20, 1984, in the U.S. state of [[Illinois]] as one of the [[1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests]] ahead of the [[1984 U.S. presidential election|1984 presidential election]].
Jackson's voters were 88% black, 10% white, and 1% were members of other groups.{{sfn|Ranney|1985|p=54}}

[[Jesse Jackson|Jackson]]'s voters were 88% [[Black people|black]], 10% [[White people|white]], and 1% were members of other groups.{{sfn|Ranney|1985|p=54}}


== Results ==
== Results ==
Former Vice President Walter Mondale won the contest by over 40% of the popular votes.
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== References ==
== References ==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|editor-last=Ranney |editor-first=Austin |editor-link=J. Austin Ranney |title=The American Elections of 1984 |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |date=1985 |isbn=0822302306}}

[[Category:1984 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state|Illinois]]
[[Category:1984 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state|Illinois]]
[[Category:1984 Illinois elections|Democratic presidential primary]]
[[Category:1984 Illinois elections|Democratic presidential primary]]

Revision as of 00:44, 6 May 2024

The 1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 20, 1984, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1984 presidential election.

Jackson's voters were 88% black, 10% white, and 1% were members of other groups.[1]

Results

Former Vice President Walter Mondale won the contest by over 40% of the popular votes.

1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary[2]
Candidate Votes % Delegates
Walter F. Mondale 670,951 40.43
Gary Hart 584,579 35.23
Jesse L. Jackson 348,843 21.02
George McGovern withdrew 25,336 1.53
John Glenn withdrew 19,800 1.19
Betty Jean Williams 4,797 0.29
Alan Cranston withdrew 2,786 0.17
Reubin Askew withdrew 2,182 0.13
Write-in 151 0.01
Total 1,659,425 100

See also

References

  1. ^ Ranney 1985, p. 54.
  2. ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 1984" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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