1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 27
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Michael Madigan (D), John J. Beatty (D), Edmund F. Kucharski (R) won.
3 seatsMichael MadiganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.9%84,058
John J. BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%67,568
Edmund F. KucharskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.3%58,569
Herbert F. SetzkeRepublican
12.7%30,464
240,663 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET