1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 20
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Beverly Fawell (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Daniel T. Smyth (D) by 42.7 points.
Beverly FawellRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%39,663
Daniel T. SmythDemocrat
28.7%15,930
55,593 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