1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 47
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Carl E. Hawkinson (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating John E. Cassidy (D) by 28.4 points.
Carl E. HawkinsonRepublican · winner
64.2%36,564
John E. CassidyDemocrat
35.8%20,380
56,944 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET