1990Final results
1990 election for Illinois Representative District 48
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
James W. Phelan (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Wayne M. Straza (R) by 18.0 points.
James W. PhelanDemocrat · winner
59.0%19,552
Wayne M. StrazaRepublican
41.0%13,591
33,143 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET