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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Representative District 6

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Bruce A. Farley (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Virginia V. Mann (R) by 39.6 points.

Bruce A. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%16,341
23.5%6,083
Allin WalkerOther party
13.4%3,457
25,881 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+18.71978R+16.51980D+20.11984D+39.61986D+30.41988D+49.31990

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