1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 54
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
William L. Odaniel (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Charles J. Carpentier (R) by 14.7 points.
William L. OdanielDemocrat · winner
57.4%41,550
Charles J. CarpentierRepublican
42.6%30,875
72,425 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