1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 21
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Mary E. Flowers (D) won with 92.8% of the vote, defeating Melvin R. Sexton (R) by 85.6 points.
Mary E. FlowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.8%32,623
Melvin R. SextonRepublican
7.2%2,524
35,147 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