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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 60

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Lauren Beth Gash (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Joel D. Gingiss (R) by 20.0 points.

Lauren Beth GashDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%24,007
Joel D. GingissRepublican
40.0%15,990
39,997 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+12.11994D+20.01996D+44.11998D+22.92000D+31.72002D+43.32004

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