1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 17
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Steven G. Nash (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating John W. Peternard (R) by 38.1 points.
Steven G. NashDemocrat · winner
69.0%31,051
John W. PeternardRepublican
31.0%13,925
44,976 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