1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 55
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Penny Pullen (R) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Diana Burgess Sheffer (D) by 51.0 points.
Penny PullenRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.5%21,432
Diana Burgess ShefferDemocrat
24.5%6,963
28,395 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