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1992Final results

1992 election for Illinois Representative District 72

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Joel Brunsvold (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Basil O. Easter (R) by 43.6 points.

Joel BrunsvoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%31,497
Basil O. EasterRepublican
28.2%12,371
43,868 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+26.91986D+27.21988D+43.61992D+37.92004D+21.52010D+28.62012

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