1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 11
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Arthur L. Berman (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Timothy E. Drake (R) by 41.5 points.
Arthur L. BermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%39,460
Timothy E. DrakeRepublican
29.3%16,327
55,788 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