1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Legislative District 3
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Donald L. Totten (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Richard B. Sass (D) by 43.2 points.
Donald L. TottenRepublican · winner
71.6%67,030
Richard B. SassDemocrat
28.4%26,559
93,589 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET