2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Representative District 47
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Eileen Lyons (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Mark Ertler (D) by 14.7 points.
Eileen LyonsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%21,247
Mark ErtlerDemocrat
42.7%15,805
37,052 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