1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 36
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Denny Jacobs (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating James F. Arndt (R) by 36.8 points.
Denny JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%53,169
James F. ArndtRepublican
31.6%24,569
77,738 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