1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 41
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jack E. Bowers (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Lee B. Trunkey (D) by 37.1 points.
Jack E. BowersRepublican · winner
68.6%68,052
Lee B. TrunkeyDemocrat
31.4%31,201
99,253 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