This is the 1984 race. The latest: 2026 →

1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Representative District 21

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

John M. Vitek (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating William A. Margalus (R) by 56.6 points.

John M. VitekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.3%20,436
21.7%5,664
26,100 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+68.71976D+60.21978D+56.61984D+78.51986D+74.11992D+75.81994

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