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1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Representative District 49

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Terry R. Parke (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Ronald G. Bobkowski (D) by 35.9 points.

Terry R. ParkeRepublican · winner
68.0%21,321
32.0%10,056
31,377 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+0.41978R+4.21980R+25.11982R+35.91984R+38.61986R+39.61988

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