, ▁ 4 1 8 ▁Illinois ▁Sol id ar ity , ▁and ▁ 3 4 , 9 2 3 ▁non part isan ▁ball ots ▁cast ). ▁ ▁Turn out ▁during ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁ 7 3 . 8 9 %, ▁ 4 , 6 9 7 , 1 9 2 ▁ball ots ▁cast . ▁ ▁Stra ight - t icket ▁voting ▁Illinois ▁had ▁a ▁straight - t icket ▁voting ▁option ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁elections ▁ ▁President ial ▁election ▁ ▁Illinois ▁voted ▁for ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush . ▁▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁sixth ▁consecutive ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁state ▁had ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁ticket ▁in ▁a ▁president ial ▁election . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁the ▁state ▁has ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁ticket . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁House ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁Illinois ' ▁ 2 2 ▁con gression al ▁seats ▁were ▁up ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁State ▁elections ▁ ▁State ▁Senate ▁One - third ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Senate ▁were ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Democr ats ▁retained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁chamber . ▁ ▁State ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁were ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Democr ats ▁retained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁chamber . ▁ ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁University