1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 79
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Michael Giglio (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Marvin Lyzenga (R) by 13.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael GiglioDemocrat · winner
56.9%21,292
Marvin LyzengaRepublican
43.1%16,133
37,425 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