1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 56
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Sam M. Vadalabene (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Glenn T. Wilson (R) by 45.8 points.
Sam M. VadalabeneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%47,160
Glenn T. WilsonRepublican
27.1%17,519
64,679 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