1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 26
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Harold Washington (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Clarence C. Barry (Oth) by 62.9 points.
Harold WashingtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.4%21,291
Clarence C. BarryOther party
18.6%4,854
26,145 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