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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 6

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Shirley M. Jones (D) won with 90.1% of the vote, defeating Bobby Belk (R) by 80.2 points.

Shirley M. JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.1%25,328
Bobby BelkRepublican
9.9%2,790
28,118 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+39.61986D+30.41988D+49.31990D+80.21996D+70.31998D+73.22022

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