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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 46

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Lee A. Daniels (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Dennis Hamm (D) by 37.0 points.

Lee A. DanielsRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%21,655
Dennis HammDemocrat
31.5%9,958
31,613 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

EvenR+49.61988R+33.41992R+55.61994R+37.01996R+41.42000R+25.52004

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