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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 3

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

William A. Marovitz (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating David E. Riley (R) by 43.5 points.

William A. MarovitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%33,040
David E. RileyRepublican
28.3%13,009
46,049 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

EvenR+43.01972R+31.91976R+43.21980D+43.51986D+41.51988D+79.62006

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