1996Final resultsSpecial election
1996 special election for Illinois Legislative District 50
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Larry K. Bomke (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Londrigan (D) by 5.3 points.
Larry K. BomkeRepublican · winner
52.7%49,241
Tom LondriganDemocrat
47.3%44,241
93,482 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)