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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 15

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Frank D. Savicaks (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating James L. Oneill (R) by 20.2 points.

Frank D. SavicaksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%50,554
James L. OneillRepublican
39.3%33,378
Bernard ColeOther party
1.1%942
84,874 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

EvenD+30.81980D+31.71982D+45.61986D+20.21988D+64.91992D+76.71996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Frank D. Savicaks (D)James L. Oneill (R)

Also on the ballot: Bernard Cole (Other party), 1.1%