1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Representative District 85
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
John Novak (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Ron Ehlers (R) by 31.5 points.
John NovakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%17,185
Ron EhlersRepublican
34.3%8,953
26,138 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET