1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 12
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert S. Molaro (D) won with 86.4% of the vote, defeating Glenn B. Wharton (Oth) by 72.7 points.
Robert S. MolaroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.4%40,237
Glenn B. WhartonOther party
13.6%6,351
46,588 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET