DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Mary Lou Kent
Last held office: Illinois State Senate, District 48 (1980–1984). Ran in 7 elections between 1972 and 1996, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −7.7
- Lost 1996
- Elections
- 7
- 1972–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Kent was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Illinois House of Representatives, District 48Illinois State Senate, District 48
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Kent has run
Margin: how far Kent finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 100 | General | Lost | Gwenn Klingler (R) | 46.1% | R+7.7 |
| 1994 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 100 | General | Lost | Gwenn Klingler (R) | 48.4% | R+3.2 |
| 1980 | Illinois State Senate, District 48 | General | Won | George J. Lewis (D) | 50.6% | D+1.3 |
| 1978 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Michael F. McClain (D), Gale Schisler (D), Joseph A. Bartlow (R) | 31.3% | D+4.8 |
| 1976 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Michael F. McClain (D), Gale Schisler (D), Frank S. Davis (R) | 31.9% | D+1.1 |
| 1974 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Michael F. McClain (D), Gale Schisler (D), Wilbur H. Lauterbach (R) | 26.7% | R+5.0 |
| 1972 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Michael F. McClain (D), Gale Schisler (D), Wilbur H. Lauterbach (R) | 22.9% | R+8.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kent has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 48 · 1980–1984
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 48 · 1972–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kent has run against
- Gwenn Klingler (R) · 1996 election, lost
- George J. Lewis (D) · 1980 election, won
- Michael F. McClain (D) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive