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2004Final results

2004 election for Illinois Representative District 85

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Brent Hassert (R) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Austin L. Hough (Lib) by 59.9 points.

Brent HassertRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.9%31,669
Austin L. HoughLibertarian
20.1%7,945
39,614 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+8.51990D+15.21992D+31.51994D+42.12000R+7.62006D+17.32008

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