1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 43
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jerome J. Joyce (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Patrick L. Power (R) by 3.9 points.
Jerome J. JoyceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%31,268
Patrick L. PowerRepublican
48.1%28,947
60,215 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