1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 71
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Joel Brunsvold (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating E. R. Friesth (R) by 46.2 points.
Joel BrunsvoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%27,446
E. R. FriesthRepublican
26.9%10,098
37,544 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