1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 15
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Joseph M. Lyons (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Donald M. Hodgkinson (R) by 37.5 points.
Joseph M. LyonsDemocrat · winner
68.8%21,307
Donald M. HodgkinsonRepublican
31.2%9,684
30,991 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