1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 96
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Art Tenhouse (R) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating Paul James Lange (D) by 51.6 points.
Art TenhouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.8%30,935
Paul James LangeDemocrat
24.2%9,874
40,809 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