1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Illinois Representative District 37
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Edward Joseph Zabrocki Jr. (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating John R. Sheehy (D) by 1.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward Joseph Zabrocki Jr.Republican · winner
50.9%14,660
John R. SheehyDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%14,121
28,781 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET