1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 14
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Walter J. Nega (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Gloria D. Ernst (R) by 45.7 points.
Walter J. NegaDemocrat · winner
72.9%31,683
Gloria D. ErnstRepublican
27.1%11,794
43,478 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