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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 5

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Ellis B. Levin (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating David M. Eldridge (R) by 32.6 points.

Ellis B. LevinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%14,081
33.7%7,160
21,241 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+5.81980D+40.91984D+45.71986D+32.61990D+67.02002D+64.82004

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