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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 4

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Joan W. Barr (R) by 27.2 points.

Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
63.6%17,072
Joan W. BarrRepublican
36.4%9,777
26,849 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+28.21984D+37.01986D+33.31988D+27.21990D+52.71994D+72.31996

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