1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 6
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Thaddeus Lechowicz (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Chester R. Hornowski (R) by 53.7 points.
Thaddeus LechowiczDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.8%32,882
Chester R. HornowskiRepublican
23.2%9,916
42,798 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