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1976Final results

1976 election for Illinois Legislative District 8

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Frank M. Ozinga (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Krolak (D) by 15.9 points.

Frank M. OzingaRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%48,550
42.1%35,250
83,800 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

EvenR+15.91976R+31.91978D+48.21982D+35.11992D+36.71998D+38.62002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET