Jim Edgar
★ Governor
- Born
- July 22, 1946
- Died
- September 14, 2025
- Age at death
- 79
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1990–1994
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Edgar3.6M
Opponents2.6M
2
Elections run
Between 1990 and 1994, Jim Edgar ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Edgar's biggest single-election total was 1,984,318 votes, in the 1994 governor election in Illinois. Edgar's closest win came in the 1990 governor election in Illinois, decided by 83,909 votes.
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How many votes has Jim Edgar received?
Jim Edgar has received 3,637,444 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | GovernorIllinois | Won | 1,984,31863.87% | Dawn Clark Netsch |
| 1990 | GovernorIllinois | Won | 1,653,12650.75% | Neil Hartigan |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q734643). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jim Edgar: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jim-edgar. Accessed [date].