1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 36
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
James D. Brosnahan (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Maureen Murphy (R) by 12.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James D. BrosnahanDemocrat · winner
56.1%20,201
Maureen MurphyRepublican · incumbent
43.9%15,798
35,999 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