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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 1

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Louis I. Lang (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth H. Hollander (R) by 21.0 points.

Louis I. LangDemocrat · winner
60.5%24,361
39.5%15,919
40,280 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+49.71982D+25.81984D+32.81986D+21.01988D+32.81990D+62.31998

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