1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Illinois Legislative District 29
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Kathleen K. Parker (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Grace Mary Stern (D) by 7.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kathleen K. ParkerRepublican · winner
53.8%35,531
Grace Mary SternDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%30,516
66,047 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