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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 15

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Frank D. Savicaks (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating David J. Smith (R) by 45.6 points.

Frank D. SavicaksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%50,263
David J. SmithRepublican
27.2%18,800
69,063 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+21.51976D+30.81980D+31.71982D+45.61986D+20.21988D+64.91992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET