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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 20

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Ben Martinez (D) won with 87.4% of the vote, defeating Fernando Murillo (R) by 74.8 points.

Ben MartinezDemocrat · winner
87.4%8,844
12.6%1,274
10,118 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+75.81976D+74.81986D+66.41988D+30.51992D+31.91994D+46.61996

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