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1986 election for Illinois Representative District 109

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Kurt M. Granberg (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Dwight P. Friedrich (R) by 5.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Kurt M. GranbergDemocrat · winner
53.0%18,349
47.0%16,297
34,646 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+5.91986D+42.21988D+33.31990D+36.31992D+23.51994D+37.21996

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