1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 39
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Ralph Barger (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Patric N. Richter (D) by 40.6 points.
Ralph BargerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%30,397
Patric N. RichterDemocrat
29.7%12,830
43,227 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