1990Final results
1990 election for Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James F. Rea (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Greg Boren (R) by 46.5 points.
James F. ReaDemocrat · winner
73.2%54,419
Greg BorenRepublican
26.8%19,880
74,299 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET