1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 18
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Howard B. Brookins (D) won with 91.3% of the vote, defeating Steven Jerome Kay (R) by 82.6 points.
Howard B. BrookinsDemocrat · winner
91.3%55,030
Steven Jerome KayRepublican
8.7%5,257
60,287 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