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1986 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

Gus Savage won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. Gus Savage received 99,268 popular votes (83.83%). The main challenger was Ron Taylor (16.17%).

See the full head-to-head between Savage and Taylor

Savage +67.7 pts · won by 80,119 votes
Gus SavageDemocraticWINNER83.83%
99,268 votes
Ron TaylorRepublican16.17%
19,149 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.