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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 54

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Bernard E. Pedersen (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Nancy Riesco (D) by 24.1 points.

Bernard E. PedersenRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%17,785
Nancy RiescoDemocrat
37.9%10,874
28,659 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

EvenR+40.21982R+48.81984R+42.41988R+24.11990R+35.31992R+11.91996

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