1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 116
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Terry W. Deering (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating John W. Coats (R) by 38.3 points.
Terry W. DeeringDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%29,446
John W. CoatsRepublican
30.8%13,132
42,578 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET