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1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Representative District 76

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

John Countryman (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Jordan Gallagher (D) by 16.9 points.

John CountrymanRepublican · winner
58.5%23,264
41.5%16,528
39,792 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+24.01986R+29.91990D+46.71992D+39.91994D+41.21996D+30.02000

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