1976Final resultsSpecial election
1976 special election for Illinois Legislative District 25
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Leroy Walter Lemke (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Phillip Bianco Jr. (R) by 32.8 points.
Leroy Walter LemkeDemocrat · winner
66.4%44,001
Phillip Bianco Jr.Republican
33.6%22,258
66,259 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