1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Legislative District 53
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Harry Woodyard (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Charles D. Mattis (D) by 39.5 points.
Harry WoodyardRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%39,810
Charles D. MattisDemocrat
30.2%17,258
57,068 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