1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 41
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Mary Lou Cowlishaw (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Suzanne Tobin Frankel (D) by 42.7 points.
Mary Lou CowlishawRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%31,489
Suzanne Tobin FrankelDemocrat
28.7%12,657
44,146 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