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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 68

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Ronald A. Wait (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating William A. Vedra (D) by 27.5 points.

Ronald A. WaitRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%27,364
36.3%15,574
42,938 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+32.81986D+0.81992R+24.51994R+27.51996R+21.02004R+21.82008

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