1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 85
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Gerald Weller (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Ray A. Christensen (D) by 0.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gerald WellerRepublican · winner
50.0%14,217
Ray A. ChristensenDemocrat · incumbent
50.0%14,213
28,430 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