1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Glenn Poshard (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Richard Simmons (R) by 43.3 points.
Glenn PoshardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%55,207
Richard SimmonsRepublican
28.4%21,855
77,062 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