1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 50
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Donald N. Hensel (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Howard R. Katz (D) by 45.1 points.
Donald N. HenselRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%31,344
Howard R. KatzDemocrat
27.5%11,864
43,208 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