Glenn Poshard
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 30, 1945
- Current age
- 80
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1988–1998
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Poshard2.3M
Opponents2.1M
6
Elections run
Between 1988 and 1998, Glenn Poshard ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 5 and losing 1. Poshard's biggest single-election total was 1,594,191 votes, in the 1998 governor election in Illinois. Poshard's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 19, decided by 33,050 votes.
Browse every governor election in Illinois, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 19, or every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 22.
How many votes has Glenn Poshard received?
Glenn Poshard has received 2,332,877 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | GovernorIllinois | Lost | 1,594,19147.46% | George Ryan |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 158,66866.68% | Brent Winters (head-to-head) Patricia Riker James R. Lacher |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 115,04558.39% | Brent Winters (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 187,15669.14% | Douglas E. Lee |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 138,42583.73% | Jim Wham |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 139,39264.88% | Patrick J. Kelley |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000452) and Wikidata (Q3108818). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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