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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 85

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Gerald Weller (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Patrick D. Martin (D) by 8.5 points.

Gerald WellerRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%17,500
45.8%14,770
32,270 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

EvenEven1986R+7.71988R+8.51990D+15.21992D+31.51994D+42.12000

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