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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 113

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Thomas Holbrook (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Whelan (R) by 24.5 points.

Thomas HolbrookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%20,739
Paul A. WhelanRepublican
37.8%12,578
33,317 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+41.91986D+19.41992D+13.81994D+24.51996D+22.52010D+31.22012

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