1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 35
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James Gitz (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Harold J. Adams (R) by 4.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James GitzDemocrat · winner
52.1%25,736
Harold J. AdamsRepublican
47.9%23,618
49,356 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