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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 23

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Lovana S. Jones (D) won with 90.5% of the vote, defeating A. A. Rayner Jr. (R) by 80.9 points.

Lovana S. JonesDemocrat · winner
90.5%16,947
9.5%1,787
18,734 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+53.51976D+76.11978D+80.91986D+85.01990D+84.21992D+81.21994

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