1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Representative District 47
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Eileen Lyons (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Mary Hayes (D) by 29.5 points.
Eileen LyonsRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%18,967
Elizabeth Mary HayesDemocrat
35.3%10,334
29,301 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET