1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 39
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Richard F. Kelly Jr. (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Lawrence W. Sisk (R) by 25.1 points.
Richard F. Kelly Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%38,984
Lawrence W. SiskRepublican
37.4%23,335
62,319 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