1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 21
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Chris Lauzen (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Lawson Finlay (D) by 30.3 points.
Chris LauzenRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%53,084
Jennifer Lawson FinlayDemocrat
34.9%28,402
81,486 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