1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Representative District 97
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Tom Ryder (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Charles K. Barnett (D) by 27.0 points.
Tom RyderRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%22,582
Charles K. BarnettDemocrat
36.5%12,968
35,550 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