2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Representative District 41
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Mary Lou Cowlishaw (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Gene Tenner (D) by 40.5 points.
Mary Lou CowlishawRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%38,519
Gene TennerDemocrat
29.7%16,310
54,829 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET