1984Final results
1984 election for Illinois Representative District 117
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
James F. Rea (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Swinford (R) by 39.2 points.
James F. ReaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%30,926
Donald R. SwinfordRepublican
30.4%13,494
44,420 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET