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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 29

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Arline M. Fantin (D) won with 91.0% of the vote, defeating Rich Banske (R) by 82.1 points.

Arline M. FantinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.0%27,815
Rich BanskeRepublican
9.0%2,735
30,550 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+32.41988D+79.71992D+74.91994D+82.11996D+77.21998D+51.92002

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