1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 48
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Laura Kent Donahue (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Hubert G. Staff (D) by 19.0 points.
Laura Kent DonahueRepublican · winner
59.5%37,586
Hubert G. StaffDemocrat
40.5%25,578
63,164 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