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1984 election for Illinois Representative District 118

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

David Phelps (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Miki Cooper (R) by 10.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

David PhelpsDemocrat · winner
55.3%25,598
Miki CooperRepublican
44.7%20,718
46,316 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

EvenD+15.91986D+20.91988D+36.71990D+34.21992D+21.21994D+10.01996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET