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1992Final results

1992 election for Illinois Legislative District 15

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

William Shaw (D) won with 82.5% of the vote, defeating Eugene James (R) by 64.9 points.

William ShawDemocrat · winner
82.5%57,643
Eugene JamesRepublican
17.5%12,264
69,907 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+31.71982D+45.61986D+20.21988D+64.91992D+76.71996D+12.12002

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