1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 15
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Howard W. Carroll (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Michael David Rothman (R) by 21.5 points.
Howard W. CarrollDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%49,358
Michael David RothmanRepublican
39.2%31,863
81,223 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