1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 17
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Emil Jones Jr. (D) won with 83.9% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Olofsson (R) by 67.8 points.
Emil Jones Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
83.9%41,059
Daniel J. OlofssonRepublican
16.1%7,867
48,926 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