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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 34

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

William Shaw (D) won with 84.6% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Anderson (R) by 69.2 points.

William ShawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.6%19,512
15.4%3,558
23,070 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+28.11980D+61.11982D+66.51984D+69.21986D+71.01988D+49.11992

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