1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 53
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Max E. Coffey (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Doyle (D) by 7.1 points.
Max E. CoffeyRepublican · winner
53.5%42,319
Richard J. DoyleDemocrat
46.5%36,709
79,028 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