1984Final results
1984 election for Illinois Representative District 72
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
M. Dejaegher (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Kathryn Railsback (R) by 15.6 points.
M. DejaegherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%25,078
Kathryn RailsbackRepublican
42.2%18,307
43,385 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