1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 87
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Thomas Ewing (R) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating William Wilkey (D) by 43.9 points.
Thomas EwingRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.9%27,812
William WilkeyDemocrat
28.1%10,844
38,656 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