1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 96
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Jeff Mays (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Summey (D) by 10.1 points.
Jeff MaysRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%18,398
Robert E. SummeyDemocrat
45.0%15,033
33,431 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