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1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 80

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

George F. Scully Jr. (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Flora L. Ciarlo (R) by 8.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

George F. Scully Jr.Democrat · winner
54.1%19,506
Flora L. CiarloRepublican · incumbent
45.9%16,579
36,085 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

EvenR+0.21990D+8.01992R+4.71994D+8.11996D+25.41998D+40.82000

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