1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 15
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
William Shaw (D) won with 88.4% of the vote, defeating Eugene James (R) by 76.7 points.
William ShawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.4%52,208
Eugene JamesRepublican
11.6%6,884
59,092 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