1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Gene Johns (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating George Albert Williams (R) by 2.7 points.
Gene JohnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%36,085
George Albert WilliamsRepublican
48.7%34,214
70,299 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