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1992Final results

1992 election for Illinois Representative District 16

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Louis I. Lang (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Handzel (R) by 48.2 points.

Louis I. LangDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%24,947
Bill HandzelRepublican
25.9%8,722
33,669 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+25.61986D+29.11988D+12.71990D+48.21992D+45.61994D+63.81998

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