1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 36
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Clarence A. Darrow (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Randy (R) by 24.4 points.
Clarence A. DarrowDemocrat · winner
62.2%40,977
Thomas RandyRepublican · incumbent
37.8%24,905
65,896 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET