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1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Representative District 13

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Ralph C. Capparelli (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating John P. Forde (R) by 14.2 points.

Ralph C. CapparelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%28,566
John P. FordeRepublican
42.9%21,470
50,036 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+42.01978D+37.41980D+30.31982D+14.21984D+27.71986D+23.41988

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