1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 12
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sara Feigenholtz (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Beret A. Olson (R) by 53.9 points.
Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%27,659
Beret A. OlsonRepublican
23.0%8,275
35,934 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET