1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 8
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Calvin L. Giles (D) won with 87.4% of the vote, defeating Les Golden (R) by 74.8 points.
Calvin L. GilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.4%28,766
Les GoldenRepublican
12.6%4,140
32,906 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