1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 32
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Karl Berning (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Mary V. Kerr (D) by 17.1 points.
Karl BerningRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%45,612
Mary V. KerrDemocrat
41.4%32,273
77,885 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