1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 3
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Margaret Smith (D) won with 96.4% of the vote, defeating Maggie Kohls (Lib) by 92.7 points.
Margaret SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.4%53,526
Maggie KohlsLibertarian
3.6%2,018
55,544 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