1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 71
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Michael J. Boland (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Phil Banaszek (R) by 21.0 points.
Michael J. BolandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%23,881
Phil BanaszekRepublican
39.5%15,588
39,469 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