1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 30
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
David Barkhausen (R) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Herbert L. Gorrell (D) by 50.3 points.
David BarkhausenRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.1%71,448
Herbert L. GorrellDemocrat
24.9%23,632
95,080 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