1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Illinois Representative District 47
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Eileen Lyons (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating David B. McAfee (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Eileen LyonsRepublican · winner
52.4%17,040
David B. McAfeeDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%15,480
32,520 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