1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 35
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Samuel Panayotovich (D) won with 89.8% of the vote, defeating Matthew J. Baker (R) by 79.6 points.
Samuel PanayotovichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.8%25,698
Matthew J. BakerRepublican
10.2%2,920
28,618 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET