1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 21
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Forest D. Etheredge (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth S. McCrady (D) by 37.4 points.
Forest D. EtheredgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%55,591
Kenneth S. McCradyDemocrat
30.8%25,087
Earl N. SmithOther party
1.0%780
81,458 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