1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 39
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert W. Mitchler (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating William J. McCarron (D) by 10.8 points.
Robert W. MitchlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%38,460
William J. McCarronDemocrat
44.6%30,943
69,403 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