1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 49
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Vince Demuzio (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Milton L. Hocking (R) by 24.4 points.
Vince DemuzioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%38,286
Milton L. HockingRepublican
37.8%23,251
61,537 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