1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 52
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Helen F. Satterthwaite (D), Timothy V. Johnson (R), Virgil C. Wikoff (R) won.
3 seatsHelen F. SatterthwaiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.0%56,712
Timothy V. JohnsonRepublican · winner
25.5%55,555
Virgil C. WikoffRepublican · winner
25.2%54,854
Scott ShearerDemocrat
20.8%45,270
William I. PeltzIndependent
1.8%3,930
Katherine M. BalchIndependent
0.4%912
Mark E. KaufmannIndependent
0.4%776
218,009 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
The candidates
Helen F. Satterthwaite (D)Timothy V. Johnson (R)Virgil C. Wikoff (R)Scott Shearer (D)
Also on the ballot: William I. Peltz (Independent), 1.8%; Katherine M. Balch (Independent), 0.4%; Mark E. Kaufmann (Independent), 0.4%