1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Legislative District 6
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Mark Q. Rhoads (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Daniel Walker Jr. (D) by 26.3 points.
Mark Q. RhoadsRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%62,704
Daniel Walker Jr.Democrat
36.8%36,556
99,261 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