1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 35
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Clement Balanoff (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Samuel Panayotovich (R) by 9.7 points.
Clement BalanoffDemocrat · winner
52.1%18,911
Samuel PanayotovichRepublican · incumbent
42.5%15,409
John H. DavisOther party
5.4%1,951
36,271 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