1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 16
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
James A. Deleo (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Mary E. Fickenscher (R) by 25.6 points.
James A. DeleoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%21,328
Mary E. FickenscherRepublican
37.2%12,624
33,952 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET