1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 53
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Max E. Coffey (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Maurice W. Arbuckle (D) by 31.3 points.
Max E. CoffeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%37,103
Maurice W. ArbuckleDemocrat
34.4%19,429
56,532 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