1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 87
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Thomas Ewing (R) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Metz (D) by 50.0 points.
Thomas EwingRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.0%20,951
Lloyd MetzDemocrat
25.0%6,991
27,942 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