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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 22 Election?

Glenn Poshard won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 22 Election. Glenn Poshard received 139,392 popular votes (64.88%). The main challenger was Patrick J. Kelley (35.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Poshard and Kelley

Poshard +29.8 pts · won by 63,930 votes
Glenn PoshardDemocraticWINNER64.88%
139,392 votes
Patrick J. KelleyRepublican35.12%
75,462 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.