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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 74

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

I. Ronald Lawfer (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Mickey R. Martin (D) by 26.5 points.

I. Ronald LawferRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%23,671
36.7%13,747
37,418 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+35.81986R+2.01992R+26.51996R+31.62000R+38.42002R+38.02004

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