1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 50
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John A. Davidson (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Durbin (D) by 1.7 points.
John A. DavidsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%48,760
Richard J. DurbinDemocrat
49.1%47,112
95,873 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