1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 40
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Gene L. Hoffman (R) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Truman Kirkpatrick (D) by 41.2 points.
Gene L. HoffmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.6%20,131
Truman KirkpatrickDemocrat
29.4%8,390
28,521 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