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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 49

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Terry R. Parke (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Ronald G. Bobkowski (D) by 39.6 points.

Terry R. ParkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%24,646
30.2%10,654
35,300 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+25.11982R+35.91984R+38.61986R+39.61988R+29.31990R+24.11996

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