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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 31

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Mary E. Flowers (D) won with 97.1% of the vote, defeating Mildred J. Thompson (R) by 94.2 points.

Mary E. FlowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.1%20,778
2.9%622
21,400 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

EvenR+17.91976R+14.71978D+94.21986D+83.01992D+86.21996D+75.82002

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