1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 63
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Ann Hughes (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating James S. Kappel (D) by 45.2 points.
Ann HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.6%27,672
James S. KappelDemocrat
27.4%10,435
38,107 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