1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary

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	%
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

^ Ranney 1985, p. 54.
^ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 1984" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

Ranney, Austin, ed. (1985). The American Elections of 1984. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822302306.