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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 37

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Loleta A. Didrickson (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Jarzabkowski (D) by 35.0 points.

Loleta A. DidricksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%31,574
32.5%15,189
46,763 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

EvenR+43.21980R+20.01982R+42.31984R+35.01988D+0.51992R+1.91994

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