1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 36
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Denny Jacobs (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating H. Ford (R) by 28.6 points.
Denny JacobsDemocrat · winner
64.3%34,529
H. FordRepublican
35.7%19,183
53,712 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