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1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Representative District 56

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Aaron Jaffe (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Mannie H. Tucker (R) by 17.7 points.

Aaron JaffeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%25,484
41.2%17,835
43,319 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+36.91976D+40.21980D+34.11982D+17.71984D+5.11986D+3.71988

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