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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 116

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Bruce Richmond (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Frankie Eggemeyer (R) by 40.5 points.

Bruce RichmondDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%25,153
29.8%10,655
35,808 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+40.51988D+42.51990D+23.21992D+25.41994D+38.31996D+11.81998

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