1992Final results
1992 election for Illinois Legislative District 48
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Laura Kent Donahue (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Verne Hagstrom (D) by 30.2 points.
Laura Kent DonahueRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%56,878
Verne HagstromDemocrat
34.9%30,469
87,347 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET