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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 11

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Timothy F. Degnan (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Clement J. Balonek (R) by 57.9 points.

Timothy F. DegnanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.9%34,191
21.1%9,123
43,314 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

EvenD+38.41976D+41.51978D+69.81982D+57.91986D+49.71992D+53.51994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET