1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 7
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Walter W. Dudycz (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Valentino (D) by 30.9 points.
Walter W. DudyczRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%60,118
Richard ValentinoDemocrat
34.6%31,758
91,876 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