1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 45
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Roger A. Sommer (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Saal A. George Jr. (D) by 19.1 points.
Roger A. SommerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%49,678
Saal A. George Jr.Democrat
40.4%33,744
83,422 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