1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Representative District 97
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Tom Ryder (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating John Glynn (D) by 21.5 points.
Tom RyderRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%24,315
John GlynnDemocrat
39.3%15,719
40,034 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