1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 28
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jeremiah E. Joyce (D) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Gerald F. Maher (R) by 55.8 points.
Jeremiah E. JoyceDemocrat · winner
77.9%38,850
Gerald F. MaherRepublican
22.1%11,027
49,877 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