DemocratNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
James F. Rea
Last held office: Illinois State Senate, District 59 (1990–2002). Ran in 10 elections between 1978 and 1998, winning 10.
- Last margin
- +46.5
- Won 1990
- Elections
- 10
- 1978–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Rea was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Illinois House of Representatives, District 59Illinois House of Representatives, District 117Illinois State Senate, District 59
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Rea has run
Margin: how far Rea finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Illinois State Senate, District 59 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Illinois State Senate, District 59 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Illinois State Senate, District 59 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Illinois State Senate, District 59 | General | Won | Greg Boren (R) | 73.2% | D+46.5 |
| 1988 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 117 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 117 | General | Won | Doris L. Boynton (R) | 69.3% | D+38.5 |
| 1984 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 117 | General | Won | Donald R. Swinford (R) | 69.6% | D+39.2 |
| 1982 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 117 | General | Won | Robert L. Connell (R) | 65% | D+30.0 |
| 1980 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Robert C. Winchester (R), C. L. McCormick (R), William L. Harris (D) | 25.7% | R+4.7 |
| 1978 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Robert C. Winchester (R), William L. Harris (D), James E. Eatherly (R) | 25.8% | R+7.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rea has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 59 · 1990–2002
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 117 · 1982–1990
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 59 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rea has run against
- Greg Boren (R) · 1990 election, won
- Doris L. Boynton (R) · 1986 election, won
- Donald R. Swinford (R) · 1984 election, won
- Robert L. Connell (R) · 1982 election, won
- Robert C. Winchester (R) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive