Margaret Smith (died May 16, 2005) was a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate.
A native of Chicago, Smith attended Tennessee State University.
[1] Her husband, Fred J. Smith was a long-serving member of the Illinois Senate and died in October 22, 1988.
After the 1991 Republican-controlled decennial reapportionment, Smith and Pamela Munizzi were drawn into the same district.
The Democratic Legislative Committee for the 3rd Legislative District appointed Elga Jefferies to serve the remainder of Smith's term in the 92nd General Assembly and Mattie Hunter to serve Smith's term in the 93rd General Assembly.