1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Legislative District 56
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Evelyn M. Bowles (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating David R. Tanzyus (R) by 15.0 points.
Evelyn M. BowlesDemocrat · winner
57.5%30,463
David R. TanzyusRepublican
42.5%22,530
52,993 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