1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 29
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Charles Chew (D) won with 92.4% of the vote, defeating Augustus L. Edwards (R) by 84.8 points.
Charles ChewDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.4%57,106
Augustus L. EdwardsRepublican
7.6%4,690
61,797 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