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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 3

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Miguel A. Santiago (D) won with 90.1% of the vote, defeating Augusto Motijo (R) by 80.2 points.

Miguel A. SantiagoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.1%14,513
Augusto MotijoRepublican
9.9%1,594
16,107 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+56.11982D+58.81986D+53.81988D+61.31990D+80.21996D+63.92022

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