1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Representative District 97
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Tom Ryder (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Jerry Montague (D) by 25.8 points.
Tom RyderRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%22,077
Jerry MontagueDemocrat
37.1%13,010
35,087 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