1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Representative District 41
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Mary Lou Cowlishaw (R) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Mary E. Bednar (D) by 59.9 points.
Mary Lou CowlishawRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.9%24,206
Mary E. BednarDemocrat
20.1%6,074
30,280 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