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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Representative District 96

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Jeff Mays (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Ed Teefey (D) by 13.4 points.

Jeff MaysRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%23,247
Ed TeefeyDemocrat
43.3%17,745
40,992 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+10.11986R+13.41988R+30.71990R+57.51994R+51.61996R+39.72002

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