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1986Final results

1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 26

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Greg Zito (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Victor M. Pilolla (R) by 42.6 points.

Greg ZitoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%34,707
28.7%13,960
48,667 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+28.41982D+42.61986D+44.21990R+21.31992R+45.61994R+22.22004

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