1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 73
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Gerald L. Mitchell (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Pennie L. Vonberg Wessels (D) by 2.6 points.
Gerald L. MitchellRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%19,813
Pennie L. Vonberg WesselsDemocrat
48.7%18,816
38,629 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