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1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 6

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Thaddeus Lechowicz (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Chester R. Hornowski (R) by 49.9 points.

Thaddeus LechowiczDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%41,377
25.0%13,822
55,199 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

EvenR+19.71976R+26.31980D+53.71986D+49.91988D+37.21992D+41.31996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET