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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 14

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Jeremiah E. Joyce (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Donald W. Walsh (R) by 38.9 points.

Jeremiah E. JoyceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%41,871
Donald W. WalshRepublican
30.6%18,432
60,303 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+34.81976D+45.71978D+25.91982D+38.91986D+30.71990D+55.41994

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