1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 26
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Harold Washington (D) won with 95.2% of the vote, defeating Edward F. Brown (R) by 90.4 points.
Harold WashingtonDemocrat · winner
95.2%42,365
Edward F. BrownRepublican
4.8%2,147
44,512 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