1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Gene Johns (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating C. L. McCormick (R) by 9.6 points.
Gene JohnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%41,828
C. L. McCormickRepublican
44.1%34,357
Ben J. BrinkleyOther party
2.3%1,790
77,975 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