1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 25
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Doris C. Karpiel (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Geraldine Vance Carter (D) by 29.0 points.
Doris C. KarpielRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%43,282
Geraldine Vance CarterDemocrat
35.5%23,812
67,094 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