1984Final results
1984 election for Illinois Representative District 40
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Gene L. Hoffman (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Truman Kirkpatrick (D) by 42.7 points.
Gene L. HoffmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%29,770
Truman KirkpatrickDemocrat
28.7%11,957
41,727 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