1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 4
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Woods Bowman (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Jonathan M. Walker (R) by 37.0 points.
Woods BowmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%17,388
Jonathan M. WalkerRepublican
31.5%8,000
25,388 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