1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 54
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
William L. Odaniel (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Redfern (R) by 21.5 points.
William L. OdanielDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%50,488
Robert S. RedfernRepublican
39.2%32,590
83,078 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