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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 81

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Thomas J. McCracken (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Julia Kennedy Beckman (D) by 31.7 points.

Thomas J. McCrackenRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%21,372
34.1%11,077
32,449 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+37.41988R+31.71990R+37.91992R+57.01994R+42.41996R+27.12008

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