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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 18

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Arthur L. Turner (D) won with 82.0% of the vote, defeating George Johnson (R) by 64.0 points.

Arthur L. TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.0%16,733
George JohnsonRepublican
18.0%3,670
20,403 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+17.91976D+18.81978D+65.41984D+64.01986D+69.01988D+59.01992

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