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| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
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| 1972 | 38 | IL | R | State House | District 043 | General | 2 | 67,199 | 28.0% |
| 1974 | 40 | IL | R | State House | District 043 | General | 3 | 43,455 | 24.0% |
| 1976 | 42 | IL | R | State House | District 043 | General | 2 | 65,802 | 26.9% |
| 1978 | 44 | IL | R | State House | District 043 | General | 2 | 47,914 | 27.0% |
| 1980 | 46 | IL | R | State House | District 043 | General | 1 | 73,755 | 31.1% |
| 1982 | 48 | IL | R | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 278,544 | 45.0% | |
| 1982 | 48 | IL | R | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1986 | 52 | IL | R | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 441,672 | 100.0% | |
| 1986 | 52 | IL | R | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1990 | 56 | IL | R | Secretary of State | General | 1 | 1,680,531 | 53.4% | |
| 1994 | 60 | IL | R | Secretary of State | General | 1 | 1,868,144 | 60.5% | |
| 1998 | 64 | IL | R | Governor | Primary | 1 | 608,940 | 86.1% | |
| 1998 | 64 | IL | R | Governor | General | 1 | 1,714,094 | 51.0% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |