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1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Representative District 7

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

John Cullerton (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Steven Baer (R) by 35.5 points.

John CullertonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%22,848
Steven BaerRepublican
29.7%10,416
Paul R. BakerOther party
5.0%1,763
35,027 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

EvenR+15.81976R+5.51978R+32.71980D+35.51984D+52.51986D+45.81988

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