1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 47
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Eileen Lyons (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Eileen Pera (D) by 3.5 points.
Eileen LyonsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%20,393
Eileen PeraDemocrat
48.3%19,031
39,424 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