1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 17
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Richard S. Clewis (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Edward T. Ploski (R) by 11.5 points.
Richard S. ClewisDemocrat · winner
55.8%34,356
Edward T. PloskiRepublican
44.2%27,245
61,601 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