1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 96
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Jeff Mays (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Michael F. McClain (D) by 2.5 points.
Jeff MaysRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%18,635
Michael F. McClainDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%17,717
36,353 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET