1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 35
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
M. Crotty (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Oconnor (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
M. CrottyDemocrat · winner
53.7%19,711
Jack OconnorRepublican · incumbent
46.3%16,981
36,692 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