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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Legislative District 23

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

James Philip (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating William C. Kaiser (D) by 25.5 points.

James PhilipRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%29,294
37.3%17,397
46,691 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+28.21982R+25.51990R+26.91992R+38.41994R+38.41998D+2.42012

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