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1986 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election?

John Edward Porter won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election. John Edward Porter received 87,530 popular votes (75.12%). The main challenger was Robert A. Cleland (24.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Porter and Cleland

Porter +50.2 pts · won by 58,540 votes
John Edward PorterRepublicanWINNER75.12%
87,530 votes
Robert A. ClelandDemocratic24.88%
28,990 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.