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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 46

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Lee A. Daniels (R) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Diana S. Mendez (D) by 49.6 points.

Lee A. DanielsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.8%24,774
25.2%8,342
33,116 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+1.11978D+4.01980R+16.01982R+49.61988R+33.41992R+55.61994

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