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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 16

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

James A. Deleo (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Carmine Castrovillari (R) by 29.1 points.

James A. DeleoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%27,739
35.4%15,224
42,963 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+9.01982D+6.41984D+25.61986D+29.11988D+12.71990D+48.21992

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