RepublicanNot in office · last served 2004Last on a ballot: Nov 2002
Laura Kent Donahue
Last held office: Illinois State Senate, District 48 (1986–2004). Ran in 6 elections between 1986 and 2002, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −3.1
- Lost 2002
- Elections
- 6
- 1986–2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Donahue was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Donahue has run
Margin: how far Donahue finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Illinois State Senate, District 47 | General | Lost | John M. Sullivan (D) | 48.5% | D+3.1 |
| 2000 | Illinois State Senate, District 48 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Illinois State Senate, District 48 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Illinois State Senate, District 48 | General | Won | Verne Hagstrom (D) | 65.1% | R+30.2 |
| 1988 | Illinois State Senate, District 48 | General | Won | Alesia A. McMillen (D) | 60.4% | R+20.8 |
| 1986 | Illinois State Senate, District 48 | General | Won | Hubert G. Staff (D) | 59.5% | R+19.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Donahue has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 48 · 1986–2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Donahue has run against
- John M. Sullivan (D) · 2002 election, lost
- Verne Hagstrom (D) · 1992 election, won
- Alesia A. McMillen (D) · 1988 election, won
- Hubert G. Staff (D) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive