1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 48
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Laura Kent Donahue (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Alesia A. McMillen (D) by 20.8 points.
Laura Kent DonahueRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%46,273
Alesia A. McMillenDemocrat
39.6%30,335
76,608 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