1984Final results
1984 election for Illinois Representative District 47
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
John T. Oconnell (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Painter (R) by 8.5 points.
John T. OconnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%18,130
Charles W. PainterRepublican
45.8%15,294
33,424 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