1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 8
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Jesse C. White Jr. (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Alan Spitz (R) by 9.6 points.
Jesse C. White Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%24,970
Alan SpitzRepublican
45.2%20,578
45,548 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