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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 27

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Virginia B. Macdonald (R) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Nathan Orzoff (D) by 58.9 points.

Virginia B. MacdonaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.5%64,827
20.5%16,753
81,580 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+35.31976D+42.31980R+48.21982R+58.91988R+35.11992R+1.42000

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