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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 112

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Jim McPike (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Buddy Hardin (R) by 47.6 points.

Jim McPikeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%26,245
Buddy HardinRepublican
26.2%9,311
35,556 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+18.11992D+4.01996D+9.11998D+17.22000D+37.02002D+19.42006

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