1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 3
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Lee Preston (D) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Jerry Ex (R) by 53.8 points.
Lee PrestonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.9%24,648
Jerry ExRepublican
23.1%7,404
32,052 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET