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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 80

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Robert P. Regan (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating John A. Ostenburg (D) by 4.8 points.

Robert P. ReganRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%17,258
47.6%15,673
32,931 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

EvenR+12.81986R+4.81988R+0.21990D+8.01992R+4.71994D+8.11996

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