1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 2
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John A. Graham (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Marshall R. Rothman (D) by 35.5 points.
John A. GrahamRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%58,821
Marshall R. RothmanDemocrat
32.2%27,984
86,807 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