1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Illinois Representative District 51
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Daniel J. Rice (R) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Ted E. Leverenz (D) by 49.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Daniel J. RiceRepublican · winner
74.5%16,655
Ted E. LeverenzDemocrat · incumbent
25.5%5,704
22,359 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