2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Representative District 56
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Carolyn H. Krause (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas Duda (D) by 37.7 points.
Carolyn H. KrauseRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%27,990
Thomas DudaDemocrat
31.2%12,669
40,659 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