1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 33
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jack Schaffer (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Kelly (D) by 34.4 points.
Jack SchafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%52,514
Richard C. KellyDemocrat
32.8%25,607
78,121 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