1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 46
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Prescott E. Bloom (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Mary E. Harkrader (D) by 21.1 points.
Prescott E. BloomRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%30,215
Mary E. HarkraderDemocrat
39.4%19,681
49,900 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