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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 34

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Joyce Holmberg (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating John A. Terranova (R) by 6.2 points.

Joyce HolmbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%39,896
46.9%35,248
75,144 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+7.51978D+11.01982D+3.11984D+6.21988R+7.11992R+24.21996

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