1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 51
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Penny L. Severns (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Jim O. Edgcomb (R) by 25.1 points.
Penny L. SevernsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%47,402
Jim O. EdgcombRepublican
37.4%28,362
75,764 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