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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 13

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Ralph C. Capparelli (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Peter Callaghan (R) by 17.0 points.

Ralph C. CapparelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%23,888
Peter CallaghanRepublican
41.5%16,932
40,820 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+18.01990D+11.61992D+13.21994D+17.01996D+63.92002D+81.02022

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