1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John E. Grotberg (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating James M. Thomas (D) by 19.1 points.
John E. GrotbergRepublican · winner
59.5%45,926
James M. ThomasDemocrat
40.5%31,196
77,122 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