1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 7
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
John Cullerton (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Cornelius J. Tanis (R) by 45.8 points.
John CullertonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%25,545
Cornelius J. TanisRepublican
27.1%9,503
35,048 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