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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 17

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Anthony L. Young (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Marie T. Pikul (R) by 57.3 points.

Anthony L. YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%15,752
Marie T. PikulRepublican
21.3%4,270
20,022 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+36.11978D+23.61980D+46.71984D+57.31986D+58.81988D+61.21990

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