1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 49
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Carole Pankau (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Banks (D) by 24.1 points.
Carole PankauRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%17,590
Robert BanksDemocrat
38.0%10,769
28,359 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