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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 41

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Mary Lou Cowlishaw (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Gerald A. Griffin (D) by 37.5 points.

Mary Lou CowlishawRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%21,904
31.3%9,963
31,867 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+49.51978R+59.31980R+11.91982R+37.51990R+50.01992R+59.91994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET