1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 7
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
John Cullerton (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Cornelius J. Tanis (R) by 52.5 points.
John CullertonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.2%16,654
Cornelius J. TanisRepublican
23.8%5,189
21,843 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