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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

EvenD+26.91986D+27.21988D+43.61992D+37.92004D+21.52010D+28.62012

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