1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 34
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Lynn Martin (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Frank M. Parrino (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lynn MartinRepublican · winner
53.8%24,598
Frank M. ParrinoDemocrat
46.2%21,161
45,759 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