1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 89
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Jay Ackerman (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Phillips Greer (D) by 40.4 points.
Jay AckermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%28,367
Joe Phillips GreerDemocrat
29.8%12,053
40,420 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