1990Final results
1990 election for Illinois Legislative District 47
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Carl E. Hawkinson (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Fred Kirkpatrick (D) by 32.7 points.
Carl E. HawkinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%37,237
Fred KirkpatrickDemocrat
33.7%18,902
56,139 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET