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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 47

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

John T. Oconnell (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Anne Zickus (R) by 0.9 points.

John T. OconnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%13,518
Anne ZickusRepublican
49.6%13,280
26,798 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+19.01980D+32.31982D+8.51984D+0.91986R+7.31988D+2.01990

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