1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 2
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Arthur L. Berman (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Lee A. Leichentritt (R) by 46.5 points.
Arthur L. BermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%36,105
Lee A. LeichentrittRepublican
26.8%13,191
49,296 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET