1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 54
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
William L. Odaniel (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Ron Williamson (R) by 26.0 points.
William L. OdanielDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%50,865
Ron WilliamsonRepublican
37.0%29,851
80,716 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