1978 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 1978
Charles Percy REP +7.9 · Class II seat · held 11/7/78
- Votes counted
- 3,184,764
- Margin
- 7.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/7/78
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Percy Won | REP | 1,698,711 | 53.34% | |
| Alex Seith | DEM | 1,448,187 | 45.47% | |
| Bruce Green | LIB | 16,320 | 0.51% | |
| Patricia Grogan | SWP | 15,922 | 0.50% | |
| Gerald Rose | SLP | 5,465 | 0.17% | |
| Write-in | — | 159 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 3,184,764 | |||
Official source: data
Other Illinois Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 16.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 10.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2010 special | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 39.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barack Obama | 42.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 22.3 |
| 1998 | Class III | Peter G. Fitzgerald | 2.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 15.4 |
| 1992 | Class III | Carol Moseley-Braun | 10.2 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1978 Illinois Senate race?
Charles Percy (REP) won with 53.3% of the vote, ahead of Alex Seith (45.5%), a margin of 7.9 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 1978?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1978 Illinois Senate race?
3,184,764 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.