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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 49

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Terry R. Parke (R) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Ronald G. Bobkowski (D) by 38.6 points.

Terry R. ParkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.3%12,675
30.7%5,618
18,293 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+4.21980R+25.11982R+35.91984R+38.61986R+39.61988R+29.31990

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