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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 34

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

William Shaw (D) won with 85.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald L. Wohrle (R) by 71.0 points.

William ShawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.5%27,274
14.5%4,630
31,904 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+61.11982D+66.51984D+69.21986D+71.01988D+49.11992D+61.11996

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