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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 12

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Alfred G. Ronan (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Jacqueline Arendt (R) by 45.7 points.

Alfred G. RonanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%18,197
27.2%6,784
24,981 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+41.11980D+28.21984D+44.11986D+45.71988D+38.61992D+47.91994

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