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1994Final results

1994 election for Illinois Legislative District 23

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

James Philip (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Keith Petropoulos (D) by 38.4 points.

James PhilipRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%29,452
30.8%13,100
42,552 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+28.21982R+25.51990R+26.91992R+38.41994R+38.41998D+2.42012

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