1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 50
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John A. Davidson (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Timothy S. McAnarney (D) by 12.3 points.
John A. DavidsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%42,024
Timothy S. McAnarneyDemocrat
43.9%32,843
74,867 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