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1986 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election?

Cardiss Collins won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election. Cardiss Collins received 90,761 popular votes (80.2%). The main challenger was Caroline K. Kallas (18.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Collins and Kallas

Collins +61.6 pts · won by 69,706 votes
Cardiss CollinsDemocraticWINNER80.2%
90,761 votes
Caroline K. KallasRepublican18.61%
21,055 votes
Jerald Wilsonquality congressional representation1.19%
1,348 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.