1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 72
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
M. Dejaegher (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Rey W. Brune (R) by 27.2 points.
M. DejaegherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%25,443
Rey W. BruneRepublican
36.4%14,573
40,016 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