1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 36
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Don Wooten (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Robert O. Williams (R) by 31.2 points.
Don WootenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%49,816
Robert O. WilliamsRepublican
34.4%26,143
75,959 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