1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 32
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Karl Berning (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Walter R. Nathan (D) by 11.0 points.
Karl BerningRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%34,586
Walter R. NathanDemocrat
44.5%27,755
62,350 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