To date, this is the most recent statewide election in which Cook County voted for the Republican candidate.

Attorney and 1992 U.S. Senate candidate Al Hofeld won the Democratic primary, defeating former Chicago alderman Martin J.

[7][8] Originally, Kane County Coroner Mary Lou Kearns had also declared herself a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State, but she subsequently decided to instead run for Comptroller.

Illinois State Senator Earlean Collins defeated Kane County Coroner/Kane County Democratic Party Chairwoman Mary Lou Kearns, Lyons Township Assessor Edward J. Schumann, and Larouche movement member Mark Bender.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board member Nancy Drew Sheehan defeated Thomas J. Beaudette in the Democratic primary.

[1][11] Illinois State Senator Judy Baar Topinka won the Republican primary, running unopposed.

Republicans retained control of the Illinois Senate, which they had captured a majority in during the preceding 1992 elections.

[2] Michael Madigan Democratic Lee Daniels Republican All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1994.

[2] An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of the University of Illinois system for six-year terms.

[3] Illinois voters voted on a two ballot measures in 1994,[13] both of them legislatively referred constitutional amendment In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.