1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 18
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Howard B. Brookins (D) won with 84.9% of the vote, defeating Reuben Rocky Jefferson (R) by 69.7 points.
Howard B. BrookinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.9%65,066
Reuben Rocky JeffersonRepublican
15.1%11,601
76,667 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