1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 53
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Harry Woodyard (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Alan Holderfield (D) by 27.3 points.
Harry WoodyardRepublican · winner
63.7%38,452
Alan HolderfieldDemocrat
36.3%21,959
60,411 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