1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Legislative District 54
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Terry L. Bruce (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Redfern (R) by 8.0 points.
Terry L. BruceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%50,681
Robert S. RedfernRepublican
46.0%43,188
93,869 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