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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 20

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Ben Martinez (D) won with 83.2% of the vote, defeating Fred L. Davila (R) by 66.4 points.

Ben MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.2%10,824
Fred L. DavilaRepublican
16.8%2,182
13,006 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+75.81976D+74.81986D+66.41988D+30.51992D+31.91994D+46.61996

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