RepublicanNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 2000
Mary Lou Cowlishaw
Last held office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 (1982–2002). Ran in 10 elections between 1982 and 2000, winning 10.
- Last margin
- +40.5
- Won 2000
- Elections
- 10
- 1982–2000
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cowlishaw 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 Cowlishaw has run
Margin: how far Cowlishaw finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Gene Tenner (D) | 70.3% | R+40.5 |
| 1998 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Suzanne Tobin Frankel (D) | 71.3% | R+42.7 |
| 1994 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Mary E. Bednar (D) | 79.9% | R+59.9 |
| 1992 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Bridget McCormick Piekarz (D) | 75% | R+50.0 |
| 1990 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Gerald A. Griffin (D) | 68.7% | R+37.5 |
| 1988 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | J. Glenn Schneider (D) | 55.9% | R+11.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cowlishaw has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 41 · 1982–2002
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cowlishaw has run against
- Gene Tenner (D) · 2000 election, won
- Suzanne Tobin Frankel (D) · 1996 election, won
- Mary E. Bednar (D) · 1994 election, won
- Bridget McCormick Piekarz (D) · 1992 election, won
- Gerald A. Griffin (D) · 1990 election, won
- J. Glenn Schneider (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive