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1994Final results

1994 election for Illinois Legislative District 20

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Beverly Fawell (R) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Laird B. Nelson (D) by 50.9 points.

Beverly FawellRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.5%45,063
24.5%14,662
59,725 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

EvenR+42.71986R+33.61990R+43.31992R+50.91994D+72.52022D+62.52024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET