1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 54
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Bernard E. Pedersen (R) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Kevin Botterman (D) by 42.4 points.
Bernard E. PedersenRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.2%31,452
Kevin BottermanDemocrat
28.8%12,737
44,189 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