1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 40
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James Philip (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Daniel Casey (D) by 12.5 points.
James PhilipRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%29,787
Daniel CaseyDemocrat
43.7%23,163
52,951 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