1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 8
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Jesse C. White Jr. (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Marshall R. Crawford (R) by 22.2 points.
Jesse C. White Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%17,456
Marshall R. CrawfordRepublican
38.9%11,114
28,570 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