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1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Representative District 39

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Ralph Barger (R) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating John R. Randis (D) by 52.4 points.

Ralph BargerRepublican · winner
76.2%30,671
23.8%9,573
40,244 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

EvenR+21.11978R+34.21980R+45.21982R+52.41984R+40.61988R+47.51994

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