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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 28

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

James F. Keane (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Gary D. Boldman (R) by 36.6 points.

James F. KeaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%30,339
Gary D. BoldmanRepublican
31.7%14,088
44,427 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+36.61982D+25.01984D+46.31986D+36.61988D+42.11990D+77.01992

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