1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 3
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
David J. Regner (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Michael T. Smith (D) by 31.9 points.
David J. RegnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%57,891
Michael T. SmithDemocrat
34.0%29,858
87,750 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