1990Final results
1990 election for Illinois Legislative District 56
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Sam M. Vadalabene (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Wally Gorski (R) by 38.8 points.
Sam M. VadalabeneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%35,430
Wally GorskiRepublican
30.6%15,607
51,037 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET