1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 24
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Richard H. Newhouse (D) won with 90.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Kenny (R) by 80.1 points.
Richard H. NewhouseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.1%48,320
Richard KennyRepublican
9.9%5,323
53,647 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