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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 61

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

John S. Matijevich (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. Clement Sr. (R) by 23.7 points.

John S. MatijevichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%8,051
38.2%4,966
13,017 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+43.91988D+23.71990R+24.91992R+51.71994R+40.61998R+34.32000

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