DemocratNot in office · last served 2000Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Penny L. Severns
Last held office: Illinois State Senate, District 51 (1986–2000). Ran in 4 elections between 1986 and 1996, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +35.5
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 4
- 1986–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Severns 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 Severns has run
Margin: how far Severns finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Illinois State Senate, District 51 | General | Won | P. Duane Potter (R) | 67.7% | D+35.5 |
| 1992 | Illinois State Senate, District 51 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Illinois State Senate, District 51 | General | Won | Jim O. Edgcomb (R) | 62.6% | D+25.1 |
| 1986 | Illinois State Senate, District 51 | General | Won | James H. Rupp (R) | 53.4% | D+6.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Severns has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 51 · 1986–2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Severns has run against
- P. Duane Potter (R) · 1996 election, won
- Jim O. Edgcomb (R) · 1988 election, won
- James H. Rupp (R) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive