who had become a federal judge. Koehler narrowly lost in her bid for election to the 3rd district Appellate Court Seat in 2000 to Democrat Mary McDade. Electoral history Illinois House of Representatives District 45 Republican primary, 1980 Judy Koehler, 40,481, 52% John "Jay" Ackerman, 22,654, 29% Donald Anderson, 14,266, 18% Illinois House of Representatives District 45 election, 1980 Judy Koehler (R), 92,386, 36% John "Jay" Ackerman (R), 77,403, 30% Joe Ozella, Jr. (D), 51,823, 20% Bernice Jackson (D), 36,946, 14% Illinois House of Representatives District 89 Republican primary, 1982 Judy Koehler, 9,561, 72% John "Jay" Ackerman, 3,642, 28% Illinois House of Representatives District 89 election, 1982 Judy Koehler (R), 25,393, 76% Mike McNally (D), 8,105, 24% Illinois House of Representatives District 89 election, 1984 Judy Koehler (R), 127,475, 100% Republican primary for United States Senate in Illinois, 1986 Judy Koehler, 266,214, 55% George Ranney, 217,720, 45% United States Senate election in Illinois, 1986 Alan Dixon (D), 2,033,783, 65% Judy Koehler (R), 1,053,734, 34% Illinois's 18th congressional district Republican primary, 1994 Ray LaHood, 33,956, 50% Judy Koehler, 26,809, 40% Dennis Lee Higgins, 6,959, 10% 3rd District Appellate Court Republican primary, 2000 Judy Koehler, 34,945, 34% Karen L. Kendall, 33,981, 33% Michael L. Closen, 33,981, 33% 3rd District Appellate Court election, 2000 Mary McDade (D), 318,151, 51% Judy Koehler (R), 301,751, 49% References 1941 births Judges of the Illinois Appellate Court Living people Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Women state legislators in Illinois 21st-century American women 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians 20th-century American judges 20th-century American women judges Candidates in the 1986 United States elections Candidates in the 1994 United States elections People from Adams County, Illinois Western Illinois University alumni Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumni