1984Final results
1984 election for Illinois Representative District 55
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Penny Pullen (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Diana Burgess Sheffer (D) by 45.8 points.
Penny PullenRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.9%30,954
Diana Burgess ShefferDemocrat
27.1%11,494
42,449 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