1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 58
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Kenneth V. Buzbee (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Herschel Kasten (R) by 22.1 points.
Kenneth V. BuzbeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%34,916
Herschel KastenRepublican
38.9%22,276
57,192 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