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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 4

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Edgar Lopez (D) won with 86.2% of the vote, defeating John W. Duda (R) by 72.3 points.

Edgar LopezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.2%15,248
John W. DudaRepublican
13.8%2,451
17,699 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+37.01986D+33.31988D+27.21990D+52.71994D+72.31996D+76.52022

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