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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 27

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

John J. McNamara (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Annette Dixon (R) by 33.7 points.

John J. McNamaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%15,938
Annette DixonRepublican
33.1%7,900
23,838 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+36.31980D+12.11982D+2.31984D+33.71986D+20.21988D+58.81994

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