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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 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]

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
  1. ^ Ranney 1985, p. 54.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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