1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 54
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Bernard E. Pedersen (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Sue A. Walton (D) by 11.9 points.
Bernard E. PedersenRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%20,016
Sue A. WaltonDemocrat
44.1%15,760
35,776 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