1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 44
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
James R. Stange (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Kathryn Harvey (D) by 41.9 points.
James R. StangeRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%33,448
Kathryn HarveyDemocrat
29.1%13,706
47,154 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