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      Home/Elections/1986/US House/Illinois/IL-22
      1986·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 22 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Kenneth J Gray
      53.2%97,585 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Randy Patchett
      46.8%85,733 votes
      Margin
      D+6.5
      183,318 total votes
      2 candidates183,318 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Kenneth J GrayDEM✓
      		DEM97,58553.2%
      Randy PatchettREP
      		REP85,73346.8%

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      1990
      Glenn PoshardDEM
      D+83.7
      1988
      Glenn PoshardDEM
      D+29.8
      1984
      Kenneth J GrayDEM
      D+0.5
      1982
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+32.3
      Redistricted
      1980
      Daniel B CraneREP
      R+37.7
      1978
      Daniel B CraneREP
      R+8.0
      1976
      George E ShipleyDEM
      D+22.9
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Kenneth J GrayDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1984-1986
      US House
      Full profile →
      Randy PatchettREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1984-1986
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1986

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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