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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 28

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

James F. Keane (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating John Peter Otoole (R) by 46.3 points.

James F. KeaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%26,343
26.9%9,673
36,016 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+60.21980D+36.61982D+25.01984D+46.31986D+36.61988D+42.11990

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