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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 99

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Raymond Poe (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Leslie J. Graves (D) by 13.2 points.

Raymond PoeRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%27,158
43.4%20,830
47,988 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

EvenD+31.61990D+18.01992R+9.31994R+13.21996R+33.71998R+49.52000

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