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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 52

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Linda Williamson (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Geoffrey S. Obrzut (D) by 2.1 points.

Linda WilliamsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.1%17,332
48.9%16,606
33,938 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

EvenD+4.71982R+13.61984R+7.51986R+2.11988D+9.41990R+58.91994

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