1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 40
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Gene L. Hoffman (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Truman Kirkpatrick (D) by 37.0 points.
Gene L. HoffmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%29,564
Truman KirkpatrickDemocrat
31.5%13,598
43,162 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