1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Representative District 87
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Dan Rutherford (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Karen Schmidt (D) by 44.0 points.
Dan RutherfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%22,267
Karen SchmidtDemocrat
28.0%8,662
30,929 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