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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 8

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Jesse C. White Jr. (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Alan Spitz (R) by 25.0 points.

Jesse C. White Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%17,929
Alan SpitzRepublican
37.5%10,751
28,680 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+16.21984D+22.21986D+9.61988D+25.01990D+63.81994D+74.81996

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