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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 26

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Barbara Flynn Currie (D) won with 95.9% of the vote, defeating Archietta Shannon (R) by 91.8 points.

Barbara Flynn CurrieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.9%22,781
4.1%977
23,758 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+78.41976D+54.51978D+84.31980D+91.81986D+84.71988D+83.61992

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