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1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Representative District 100

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Gwenn Klingler (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Mary Lou Kent (D) by 7.7 points.

Gwenn KlinglerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%24,536
46.1%21,023
45,559 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+37.61990D+22.11992R+3.21994R+7.71996R+27.11998R+26.22002

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