1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 86
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
John Novak (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating John M. Kuntz (R) by 12.3 points.
John NovakDemocrat · winner
56.2%19,133
John M. KuntzRepublican
43.8%14,927
34,060 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