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1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Legislative District 43

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Jerome J. Joyce (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Russell Rosenboom (R) by 16.0 points.

Jerome J. JoyceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%44,619
42.0%32,287
76,906 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+6.21974D+3.91978D+19.51982D+16.01984D+15.31988D+17.61992

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