1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Representative District 56
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Carolyn H. Krause (R) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Valentino (D) by 53.7 points.
Carolyn H. KrauseRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.8%22,616
Richard ValentinoDemocrat
23.2%6,819
29,435 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