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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 89

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Jay Ackerman (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Mike Goodman (D) by 6.9 points.

Jay AckermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%22,957
Mike GoodmanDemocrat
46.6%19,998
42,955 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+4.71992R+24.11994R+6.91996R+13.71998R+28.72002R+38.32008

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