1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 25
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Leroy Walter Lemke (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Partyka (R) by 48.3 points.
Leroy Walter LemkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%36,495
Daniel J. PartykaRepublican
25.8%12,709
49,204 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