1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 51
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Penny L. Severns (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating P. Duane Potter (R) by 35.5 points.
Penny L. SevernsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%53,248
P. Duane PotterRepublican
32.3%25,362
78,610 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