1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Gene Johns (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating David Barkhausen (R) by 6.0 points.
Gene JohnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%49,250
David BarkhausenRepublican
47.0%43,631
92,881 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