1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 50
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John A. Davidson (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Sam Cahnman (D) by 22.6 points.
John A. DavidsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%49,406
Sam CahnmanDemocrat
38.7%31,159
80,565 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