1992Final results
1992 election for Illinois Legislative District 47
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Carl E. Hawkinson (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Fred Kirkpatrick (D) by 27.7 points.
Carl E. HawkinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%57,223
Fred KirkpatrickDemocrat
36.2%32,423
89,646 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET