1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 12
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Margaret Smith (D) won with 95.9% of the vote, defeating Veda H. King (R) by 91.7 points.
Margaret SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.9%45,049
Veda H. KingRepublican
4.1%1,949
46,998 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