Elections / 1988 · House · IL-04
IL-04 — 1988 U.S. House election
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How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George E Sangmeister ✓Democrat | 50.3% | 91,282 |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Davis (i)Republican | 49.7% | 90,243 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1988 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
IL-04 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 206,396 | |
| 2022 | D | 133,047 | |
| 2020 | D | 222,737 | |
| 2018 | D | 166,189 | |
| 2016 | D | 171,297 | |
| 2014 | D | 101,944 | |
| 2012 | D | 160,509 | |
| 2010 | D | 81,792 | |
| 2008 | D | 139,606 | |
| 2006 | D | 81,442 | |
| 2004 | D | 125,142 | |
| 2002 | D | 84,513 | |
| 2000 | D | 100,963 | |
| 1998 | D | 66,356 | |
| 1996 | D | 91,135 | |
| 1994 | D | 62,079 | |
| 1992 | D | 116,606 | |
| 1990 | D | 130,548 | |
| 1988 | D | 181,525 | |
| 1986 | R | 119,356 | |
| 1984 | R | 190,291 | |
| 1982 | R | 146,172 | |
| 1980 | R | 224,192 | |
| 1978 | R | 141,229 | |
| 1976 | R | 189,772 |
Same ballot, 1988IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.