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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 33

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Nelson Rice Sr. (D) won with 82.6% of the vote, defeating Barbara A. Wishba (R) by 65.2 points.

Nelson Rice Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
82.6%28,053
17.4%5,917
33,970 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+64.81982D+62.11984D+65.51986D+65.21988D+54.11992D+84.02002

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