1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 44
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John W. Maitland Jr. (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Carol Reitan (D) by 28.3 points.
John W. Maitland Jr.Republican · winner
64.1%37,402
Carol ReitanDemocrat
35.8%20,900
58,304 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