1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 4
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John J. Nimrod (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Samuel S. Berger (D) by 20.1 points.
John J. NimrodRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%37,966
Samuel S. BergerDemocrat
40.0%25,265
63,231 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