1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 47
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Kenneth G. McMillan (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Walter E. Medhurst (D) by 27.3 points.
Kenneth G. McMillanRepublican · winner
63.6%48,521
Walter E. MedhurstDemocrat
36.4%27,735
76,257 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