1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 1
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Howard W. Carroll (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating William C. Miceli (R) by 31.2 points.
Howard W. CarrollDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%48,537
William C. MiceliRepublican
34.4%25,450
73,987 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET