1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 8
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank M. Ozinga (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Anthony Vacco (D) by 31.9 points.
Frank M. OzingaRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%68,075
Anthony VaccoDemocrat
34.1%35,148
103,223 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