1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 27
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Michael Madigan (D), John J. Beatty (D), Edmund F. Kucharski (R) won.
3 seatsMichael MadiganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.1%67,118
John J. BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.4%65,848
Edmund F. KucharskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
21.4%41,062
Herbert F. SetzkeRepublican
9.1%17,434
191,467 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET